These three articles briefly touch on fake news, bias and propaganda
fueled news funneled out to the unsuspecting masses. Beginning with the first
article by the New York Times, on the influence of reoccurring false content funneled
continuously on popular social media platforms that are supposedly generated by
a flawed algorithm. The rapid pace of the distribution of false information
often times “outruns fact-checkers” in this platform which has resulted in mass
production of false news. The focus was primarily on the flaws of social media
whilst my second choice reflected on the evident bias displayed in widely known
broadcasting stations and their anchors. Lastly, the work of a writer who has
become the prime example of the lack of intellectual thinkers/readers we have
in society who often fall prey to lies. Just amazes me how he was able to publish
a dishonest article that influenced a legislature to propose a bill based solely on lies
and not facts. This source however is does not have the same level of credibility as the first two sources so my initial shock wore off then came time to review my sources foundation.
My choices in articles not only focus on the topic but on
the different sources, writers and underlying reasons fueling fake news. I have
concluded that though it may be untruthful as adults we should begin to practice
the intellectual standard because it probes into the credibility, reliability
of the source and value of the content. It only has traction if it is shared so
the only way to prevent that is to stop these articles immediately. The purpose
of this assignment is to display the importance of analyzing and thinking in depth
to be able to strengthen out built in bs-meters. Though we are beginning to think with
consideration of the intellectual standards. Are we going to continue to fall
prey to false news because of our personal bias?
I also found a interesting article on patchwriting if it
peaks your interest I encourage you to read it.
Also, this is the link to my Media Awareness playlist via YouTube.
You had relevance when you talked about the three articles and the levels of credit-ability each website had. You did your research to figure this out.
I understand “remixing content” to mean incorporating images, sayings and music to bring your post alive by using familiar sounds and sights to interest consumers. In other words, each post has a goal of which is no longer limited to expression through just words. In the “remixing culture” we can utilize all resources to appeal to the persons emotions visually also through pictures, memes and audio. An example of “remixing content” would be a commercial for a cable company who not only uses images of TV shows but of different clips that may pronounce the company name to showcase their creative marketing by using familiar faces.The purpose of the assignment is to recognize the strong presence of “remixed content” rotating in the media and its effectiveness. The key question at the heart of the assignment is how are we going to utilize this new-found knowledge to convey our own messages to our desired audience?
What is spreading your ideas with social media? This is using different outlets on social networks to convey your idea whether it is through blog posts as we are doing now to YouTube even a Facebook post. It is all circling around the basic principle of sharing content with an audience that either relates to the content or have an interest based on how you created your title and content placement. The World Wide Web is comprised of many ideas yet for spreading our ideas in my opinion we primarily use social media because this is where content creator’s originality continues to show through their ideas unfiltered or influenced by others. What is the purpose of spreading your ideas with social media? This question is up for debate because when sharing our ideas, we each have different purposes as to why we are sharing it. The main purpose in my opinion of why people share is because they enjoy showing their unique ideas. Also, this is a platform that you are judged based off th...
You had relevance when you talked about the three articles and the levels of credit-ability each website had. You did your research to figure this out.
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