INFOZONES
Content created to inform you about something. Tries to remain unbiased.
News
CEO of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg
What is the parent organization for Facebook & Instagram?
Meta
- "They embody what we stand for and guide our approach to how we build technology for people and their relationships." (Meta)
- Founded in 2004, now owning various social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook (Facebook)
The abbreviation FCC stands for this
Federal Communications Commission
This organization works to ensure competition and safety in media viewing
Unintentionally spreading false information
Misinformation
This accidentally spreads information due to lack of understanding of the joke or false context
Content designed to persuade the reader with a biased argument. Doesn't necessarily give you all the information.
Opinion
Gustavus alum and current communications professor. Expert of all things media and democracy.
Sarah Wolter
What is one negative effect from overuse of social media?
There are many negative effects that are caused from the overuse of social media. Examples include:
impacts on mental health (depression, anxiety)
cyberbullying
decreased quality of personal relationships
loneliness
The 5 ratings of movies in the US
G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17
These ratings are issued by the MPAA to give parents guidance on appropriateness of movies
Deliberately spreading false information to confuse and mislead others
Disinformation
This is intended to overall confuse and mislead people and is overall harmful
Content with the purpose of trying sell something to the reader.
Advertisement
Co-founders of Instagram.
Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger
Launched photo-sharing mobile phone app Instagram in 2010. (Forbes)
“Software that allows people to swap faces, voices, and other characteristics to create digital forgeries” (New York Times)
Deepfake technology
The process of using computers and AI to collect information on a user
Data mining
This process collects information such as trends and patterns on users. This has become a privacy concern especially regarding young users
The type of journalism that focuses on digging deep into a topic, asking questions, and exposing wrongdoing of powerful figures
Investigative journalism/reporting
This type of reporting is protected under freedom of the press and increases transparency between powerful figures and the public
Information that is created to amuse, relax, or distract people.
Entertainment
Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission
Jessica Rosenworcel
Many social media apps can remain free to users because a large portion of revenue is earned by social media companies through…
Advertising
Works to ensure all content online is treated equally
Net neutrality
Net neutrality focuses on making all content online equal so everyone can see information they want to see fairly. This has been a hot topic in the last few years
This amendment guarantees freedom of the press
First
The first amendment guarantees freedom of the press/speech and protects reporters who uncover wrongdoing.
Information that is unprocessed, meaning that it has not been analyzed, checked, edited, or explained in any context. (Checkology)
Raw Information
American professor and author. His notable works include ideas regarding the media paradox.
Robert W. McChesney
professor at the University of Illinois
He has written sixteen books and his work has been translated into fifteen languages. (The Nation)
The goal of these is to keep users on an app for longer and feeds the consumer content tailored to their interests
Algorithms
This social media company was involved with a scandal with Cambridge Analytica
In the 2010s, many Facebook users had their data and information leaked without their knowledge/consent. This was one of the first major public security breaches
Watchdog
This role is that the reporters protect citizens by the reporters finding and notifying Americans on wrongdoing and uncover corruption