6th learning journal

     When it comes to social media law and ethics; I’ve always known that the companies weren’t very ethical. I completely understand that they use algorithms, our data, and our information. Being aware of the situation I’m just more careful when it comes to searching and reading on the Internet. Anything these days I feel can be used against you in a court of law or seen by employers for job interviews. I always try to remind myself that you may wanna post it but others are watching. Knowing this; yes I like my privacy. So, I try to keep that off of social media. My professional capacity in general will not be affected, due to the amount of information I have limited myself to sharing.  

    While growing up my parents always reminded me that what you see on TV or what the media tells you is not always true. We see it all the time regarding covid, elections, any particular time where information is sensitive. It’s only regular people spreading misinformation but could be one's, own politicians. You see this in the article from NPR. Misinformation spread in Texas and Florida among Latino and Latina voters. This all does not surprise me. In history Napoleon the 1st ruled in France from 1769 to 1821; he used propaganda and censorship to help promote his agenda and strategically stabilize his followers. Eventually promoting political ideologies that focused and elevated war. Believe it or not, America has the same thing. Other countries talk about American propaganda. Propaganda just doesn’t have to do with war matter of fact. It’s all in our history for example American propaganda on the criminalization of Black people. This is an article on how myths, stereotypes, racial ideology have led to discriminatory policies. Think about how Jim Crow was allowed and many people thought and believed that that’s how Black people should have been treated. Any person who has been racially discriminated against or has been systematically repressed has experienced somewhat American propaganda; this just happens to be of a different era. The definition of propaganda is; information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. So all my life I have always known that the media, politics, and people were capable of lying on a larger platform than a face-to-face conversation. It simply reminds me that whoever is posting or stating something. Remember their background or where they come from and who they are supporting. Propaganda and social media could be extremely biased and falsified. To even be more informed on these topics there is a book called the American dream in the 21st-century by Sandra L. Hanson. This book also focuses on rhetorical analysis; this gives insight into the audience, purpose, context, and communication of the scenarios or propaganda. 

Citations:

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Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.Propaganda. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/propaganda

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NPR. How Spanish-language misinformation will play a role in the 2022 midterms. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/01/1083695098/how-spanish-language-misinformation-will-play-a-role-in-the-2022-midterms