#UWJ201 #312 I've finished Graefe's report about automated journalism. With everything said about the contracting demand for human journalists and public disinterest in automated content, I'm suddenly feeling cynical. Help me out: what are some reasons to look forward to the future of journalism?

#UWJ201 #312 | In lecture on Monday, we discussed malicious reporting as one of the few reasons a journalist would be punished. This week, my question is two-pronged: what types of punishments could journalists get, and in the age of influential conspiracy theorists, do the punishments even matter?

#UWJ201 #312 | Just finished reading the Singer NYT article about instant bidding for digital advertising slots. This comes as a pretty big shock to me--I just hadn't known it was so common. The fact that the article is nearly 13 years old makes everything worse. What did you all think of it?

#UWJ201 #312 The article we read for Friday advocates for fact-checking people online to combat the spread of misinformation. When you correct someone, you're planting seeds of doubt. However, it can be risky to correct a vulnerable person. Would you press on anyway, or consider an alternative?

#UWJ201 #312 | In the Pew Research Article, we learned that social media news consumers and *local tv audiences* were least informed about the covid vaccine. I think this is the most interesting finding in the article because of how we've gassed up local news in J201. What are local tv's weaknesses?

#UWJ201 #312 | This week, we learned that the algorithms of online companies are reinforcing stereotypes and marginalizing less powerful groups for the sake of profits, among other things. Would you consider a state-run social media platform to be a preferable alternative to our current reality?

#UWJ201 #312 | The Monday reading and lecture taught me that journalists with many different motivations have the tools to control narrative and public opinion--and the public would be none the wiser. Is this a problem? In your view, what is the role of the journalist?

#UWJ201 #312 | In Friday's lecture, we talked about ads that take social stances. After the George Floyd backlash in 2020, many companies engaged in this. However, after the failed Bud Light LGBTQ campaign, will companies move away from taking these stances? What factors should advertisers consider?

#UWJ201 #312 - The Vox graphic of media ownership doesn't represent how I view our media landscape. For example, it feels weird seeing Fox with such a comparatively small bubble. Is market cap a more important determinant of strength in the media industry, or is it viewership?

#UWJ201 #312 As I was completing this Friday's readings, I realized that although targeted political advertisements and targeted commerce advertising have similar goals--exposure, namely--people seem to view commerce ads with more disdain than partisan promotional material. What could explain this?

#UWJ201 #312 When reading the AFP article on Meta's decision to remove fact checking from their services, I think I was more convinced by their argument because Professor Wagner had remarks in the piece. Is the social relationship between professor and student an example of indirect power?