Mass Media's Role in Politics

This is astonishing to me, the fact that Russian-based agents could have impacted as many as 126 millions Americans with content uploaded during the election brings fake news to a new level.  In a blog post Facebook said; "It is important to understand how foreign actors tried to sow division and mistrust using Facebook before and after the 2016 election"  Following the 2016 election Zuckerberg and many other people realized the enormous impact social media, in particularly Facebook; had on the out come of the election. This was an unintended consequence of the evolution of mass media and the availability of mass media.  Zuckerberg has been trying to make improvements to the programming of his site so his users are not exposed to fake news.  Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg is trying to make changes to social media, in particularly to his site Facebook, He is to first social media actor that is trying to make a real change. The spread of fake news throu...

Knowing the truth of this news, it is interesting to see how it has evolved into fake news. Yes, this was originally reported accurately, however it evolved into a viral sensation the next day coining the phrase I previously mentioned. Digging into this evolution of news, it is interesting to see how this turned into fake news.  I have seen tweets, articles, posts and so on about the question of Animal Sentience. As an animal lover this news caught my eye. As I have viewed how this news has progressed it has evolved into something that I would like to share with everyone. The statement that became viral: is that animals "can no longer feel pain" This is such an easy headline, and something that many many animal lovers and artists would absolutely refute. Like any fake news this still has a kernel of truth in it. The  Business Insider  gives very good coverage over this news. it states that: "The government had rejected a suggestion that it copy a passage ab...

Donald Trump is on his Asian Tour, this has lead to a great deal of media coverage. the fact that trump is on this 12-day tour as not stopped is accusations of fake news coverage by any means. A lot of the news coverage and his responses are involving Putin and Trumps relationship with Russia. The article from Deadline  states that "once again, he blasted “fake news media” for criticizing his relationship with Putin and insisted that a relationship with Russia would be a “good thing.” Trump is adamant that relations with Russia are a good thing, and that this can solve all kinds of terrorism. It is no surprise that a big event like the Asian tour would bring about coverage and of course fake news. It seems like fake news follows Trump and he does not hesitate to discuss it over twitter. Trump discusses a lot of controversial topics about fake news on Twitter, after all fake news is fueled through social media.  Trump does not hesitate to use this discussion of Russia to discu...

Twin falls Idaho FAKE NEWS ruins town This weeks blog post is concerning a New York Times post   about how fake news Turns a small city in Idaho upside down, and how because of this the town still has not recovered. In the small town of Twin Falls Idaho, news was generally boring. This is until there was talk about Islamic refugees settling in this small town, and news and talked turned south. These rumors and biases were the seed that lead to fake news. This sounds familiar right? Fake news being spread by the talk and biases of the public. This incident in Idaho is a small scale incident of what happens all over the country every single day! In Twin Falls Idaho there was an alleged incident concerning a juvenile sex scandal concerning two two refugee boys and a little girl. The reports and talk of this case were sealed because it involved minors, however this did not stop people from talking. There were Facebook groups and reports acting like they knew about the incident. ...

  Google and facebook commented on this issue pledging to stop fake news. They said that their algorithms should have stopped this publishing of fake news before it started. LA Times goes through many headlines about fake news, in they article concerning Google and Facebook they state that.  "Accuracy matters in the moments after a tragedy. Facts can help catch the suspects, save lives and prevent a panic.But in the aftermath of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday, the world’s two biggest gateways for information, Google and Facebook, did nothing to quell criticism that they amplify fake news" This is an important quote and it is very true. Fake news makes hard times or tragic times worse. TI scared people and makes the people not know what to believe. this is the worst thing that can happen. Everyone and every site needs to follow the lead of Google and Facebook. The only thing we can do it try to combat fake news. This is what the American Democracy need...