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Bills Scholarship in Faculty/Staff Miami Montage is published in Journalism Fund at The Miami Arianna Anaya, city editor, Presenters perpetual memory of Mupalia Foundation; Mupalia Wakhisi educator and advocate, Fred Blevens; Allison Diaz; Wakhisi Scholarship Fund Austin, Texas; Allison Diaz, Ana François, University of 2 | 2017 | PEACE SULLIVAN/JAMES ANSIN HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP IN JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA CAUGHT IN A NET: Some small businesses like the one in this screen shot (left) may get kicked into the slow internet lane if new rules are approved. Screen grab by Miami Montage University of Miami. “The suppression of information on the internet manifests the Neutralizing the net oppression of the people.” Since the court decision Citizens United vs. FEC, corporations have held First Amendment rights equal to those of business and many others may be facing individuals. A net neutrality rollback would FCC proposal might impending doom. push corporate speech rights into a preferred To most people who know what net position. Fenton said that would be a dramatically affect neutrality is, the ramifications of its complete misreading of the democratic ideals dismantlement are clear: ISPs would be able envisioned by the founders. net-only businesses to pick and choose what sites receive faster or “What is truly rooted in the fundamentals slower service and what sites are blocked. of democracy is the free market of ideas,” said BY ALLEY ROBERTSON They can also force people to pay more Paula Arias, lecturer of law and the director Fort Lauderdale High School money in order to be in the internet’s “fast of the International Moot Court Program at lane.” Those who can’t afford these “fast the University of Miami. “The internet is that Carolina Magi is a small business owner lane” rates would be left in the “slow lane,” tool to communicate the exchange of ideas in Miami whose work focuses on providing receiving such stagnant service that their that created and sustained democracy.” young children with safe spaces to play. sites would be practically inaccessible. The disassembly of net neutrality But these days, Magi is living in constant Internet service providers could also decide prevents the free market of ideas by killing fear of losing both her business and her what sites should be blocked, specifically if the startups that create them. It prevents business’s freedoms. those sites don’t adhere to the ISP’s political the small businesses from speaking for Her company, Todo Kids, which brings and moral values, or if the sites belong to that themselves, and enables the large businesses children’s play equipment to birthday parties, company’s competitors. That brings additional to speak alone. non-profit events and play dates, uses an peril to a company’s First Amendment rights. “We take our freedom to heart in this increasingly popular business model: it is run Hemang Subramanian, a professor of country,” said Arias, “and our freedoms are completely on the internet. business analytics, electronic commerce something we fight to sustain.” With no brick and mortar store, the success and internet business application at Others believe net neutrality is essential of Magi’s business hinges on how quickly Florida International University, said the to create a path to the so-called American potential customers can find and access her dismantling of net neutrality will effectively Dream, often achieved with up-from-your- company’s website. kill the local start-up business ecosystem. bootstraps effort. Enter Ajit Pai, the newly-appointed “The internet has remained neutral for “The American Dream is being chairman of the Federal Communications a very long time, but that could very well entrepreneurial,” said local business owner Commission for the Trump administration change if net neutrality were overturned,” Edward James Marko Jr., owner of Whipkix, who has recently proposed overturning a rule Subramanian said. “The internet would be a company that makes custom license plate known as Title II, the doctrine that created essentially run like a TV network where frames in Oakland Park. the concept of net neutrality. advertising and money determines what is or “It’s about being able to create businesses Net neutrality is the principle that internet is not available to consumers on the internet.” and make your own money instead of making service providers should enable access to all There are additional implications related to money for someone else.” content and applications without favoring democracy. Marko’s business, like Magi’s, is run or blocking specific products or websites. “We are living in what you could call a completely on the internet. Essentially, it means the internet is free moneyocracy,” said Zenita Fenton, a civil “Without net neutrality, my business and open to everyone. But without it, Magi’s rights advocate and professor of law at the wouldn’t stand a chance.” PEACE SULLIVAN/JAMES ANSIN HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP IN JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA | 2017 | 3 COOKIE CRAZE: Justin Perdomo, a baker at Night Owl Cookie Co., pulls some Cinnamon Toast Crunch cookies for a customer. The store creates unique cookie types and announces them on Instagram. Photo by Hilly Yehoshua in LYNK. “We try to attract customers by keeping our content as original as possible When niches go viral and posting on a daily basis.” The company uses the term and hashtag “metropical” to describe how they pay homage to the metropolitan tropical area that they Small local businesses University and its surrounding community call home. Their Instagram page, run by now has people from all over South Florida the founders themselves, clearly reflects the blast cheap social running to its brick-and-mortar location or exclusivity and a uniquely elegant Miami feel. ordering on applications like UberEATS and The women of LYNK achieve this by media with big results Postmates. staying true to their personal style. Photo However, these cookies are more than just shoots for the social media page always BY MANUEL FERNANDEZ the conventional chocolate chip. Night Owl feature a tropical color scheme. The featured Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Cookie Co. features flavors like Birthday products themselves are often positioned in a Cake and Couch Potato. Other flavors, such more subtle manner to add more to the chic A small shop with loud colors and the inviting as the Ave Maria, cater specifically to Miami’s look. scent of freshly baked cookies becomes more rich Latin culture by including ingredients Miami-based companies that do the and more crowded as the night goes on. The like guava and Maria cookie crumbles. majority of their business online are success of this company