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Signal Podcast: Digital Love

King’s Journalism students take a look at virtual reality dating, some memorable Tinder bios, and other stories about finding relationships in today’s digital age.

January 26, 2017, 8:04 am ASTLast Updated: April 15, 2018, 8:49 pm

Zack Smart

In this week’s podcast King’s Journalism students in the audio workshop look at how meeting people and searching for love is changing in our digital world.

Signal reporter Moriah Campbell finds out about virtual reality dating. Genevieve Nickel looks at a catfish story with a happy ending. And Jessica Caparini talks with people around Halifax about staying safe when finding matches online.

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