During class today we talked about Facebook creating echo chambers and its algorithm and although I agree, I believe that Tiktok has become a stronger more dangerous tool for creating these echo chambers, what are people's thoughts?
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During class we talked about how freedom of speech is only really violated if it is directly connected to the government. That led me to wonder the role that the CEOs of our social media apps can have when they are involve within our government administration. #UWJ201 #318

During lecture this week, we talked about the two changes in the principles of persuasion. Nevertheless, I wondered how the principles of persuasion could be identified and studied differently based on people's environments and ideologies. #318 #UWJ201

In this week's reading, we learned about Facebook's loopholes in terms of its role in pushing certain politicians' false engagement. This made me wonder just how big of a role Facebook has had in recent South American elections, given the graph that was provided in the article. #UWJ201 #318

During this week's lecture, personal "immunity" from media influences was discussed, because of this, I wondered just how much impact media has had on us from the beginning of social media and television mediums. #UWJ201 #318

After this weeks reading, I was wondering, at what point do we draw the line between the good life and when can we accept that we are enough as we are? Is the pursuit of self-improvement truly about fulfillment, or has it become an endless chase shaped by external pressures? #UWJ201 #318

After this week's reading I wondered: How does the evolving landscape of journalism, particularly the shift toward digital and social media platforms, impact the depth and retention of public knowledge on complex societal issues? #UWJ201 #318

After this week's reading, I wonder how many news stories and moments we’ve been deprived of noticing due to our preoccupation with political polarization—and what important issues may have gone overlooked as a result. #UWJ201 #318

After reading the articles about framing this week one question pops up in my mind: How do the way journalists frame issues, media bias, and differences in news coverage across political outlets affect voter support for Black Lives Matter and the Green New Deal? #UWJ201 #318

I found patrolling journalism extremely interesting, nevertheless, I still wonder how much of a leverage do big companies who pay editors hold in terms of our current news and the coverage of events?

I found the article about "horse race" incredibly insightful as a media consumer as it allowed me to understand how I can increase my critical understanding with political journalism. How objective can we become after having lived through some of the most polarizing elections? #UWJ201 #318

I find it incredibly enlightening how, in a lecture on Monday, Dr. Wagner highlighted how people have reduced their news consumption through social media. I'm curious how news media might progress, given the new changes that will be applied to Meta platforms when fact-checkers are gone. #UWJ201 #318