Explain how we use media to stay informed & how informed are we really?
1. Describe how you use Digital, Social, and “Old” media to stay informed about the world around you. Be sure to provide at least one specific example of how you have recently used media to get up to speed on some issue or problem that you were interested in.
2. Discuss how confident you are that your own media use makes you an informed citizen who understands how the world works and what’s going on around you. Please refer to at least TWO of the Recommended Sources to help you think critically about your own media consumption.
3. Discuss how confident you are that other people’s media use makes them informed citizens who understand how the world works and what’s going on around them.
Please organize your Deep Dive into THREE sections, as follows:
1. Describe how you use Digital, Social, and “Old” media to stay informed about the world around you. Be sure to provide at least one specific example of how you have recently used media to get up to speed on some issue or problem that you were interested in.
2. Discuss how confident you are that your own media use makes you an informed citizen who understands how the world works and what’s going on around you. Please refer to at least TWO of the Recommended Sources to help you think critically about your own media consumption.
3. Discuss how confident you are that other people’s media use makes them informed citizens who understand how the world works and what’s going on around them. Please refer to at least TWO of the Recommended Sources to help you think critically about other’s media consumption.
RESOURCES FOR THIS DEEP DIVE ASSIGNMENT:
– How far-right groups use memes to radicalize peopleHow far-right groups use memes to radicalize people
https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-09-25/how-far-right-groups-use-memes-to-radicalize-peoplehttps://radio.wpsu.org/2022-09-25/how-far-right-groups-use-memes-to-radicalize-people
– The Ugly, Embarrassing Spectacle of ‘Milling’ Around OnlineThe Ugly, Embarrassing Spectacle of ‘Milling’ Around Online
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-ukraine-invasion-twitter/624168/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-ukraine-invasion-twitter/624168/
– nytimes.com
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/opinion/culture/social-media-war-ukraine.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/opinion/culture/social-media-war-ukraine.html
– Weaponizing the Digital Influence MachineWeaponizing the Digital Influence Machine
https://datasociety.net/library/weaponizing-the-digital-influence-machine/https://datasociety.net/library/weaponizing-the-digital-influence-machine/
– Opinion: These responses to Kanye West are truly frightening
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/opinions/kanye-west-antisemitism-responses-filipovic/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/opinions/kanye-west-antisemitism-responses-filipovic/index.html
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