STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEBATE SOCIAL MEDIA'S ROLE IN DEMOCRACY

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 6 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

Social media is a common facet of everyday life. But has it become a threat to American democracy?

That was the central question of the Public Square Debate, sponsored by William & Mary's Office of Student Engagement and Leadership and held on Feb. 27 in the Sadler Center.

College and high school students alongside multigenerational community members engaged in the discourse, hosted by Doug Sprei, director of the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, and Jodi Fisler, applied learning program director for the university registrar.

The event is part of the university's ongoing efforts to strengthen civil discourse. All students learn about the Better Argum...