Elizabeth Beyer

GlobalPost

Elizabeth Beyer is a graduate student in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

protestors at the NRA convention

Millennials square off on gun control outside NRA meeting

Hundreds of students from around the country protesting gun violence faced off against a smaller group of gun supporters, many of whom were carrying their weapons, a few blocks from the massive annual conference of the National Rifle Association. But many of the millennials on both sides of the argument agreed on one idea: the need for strong universal background checks.

Millennials square off on gun control outside NRA meeting
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee

The social media generation casts a wary eye on Facebook founder's testimony

The social media generation casts a wary eye on Facebook founder's testimony