Music
This 2020 H.E.R song became an anthem for the Black Lives Matter Movement.
What is “I Can’t Breathe”?
He is the father of Thor and is known as the All-Father in Norse mythology.
Who is Odin?
This form of printing, done by carving an image into wood and then applying ink to the surface so it can be pressed onto paper, was developed by the Chinese before the year 220 AD.
Woodblock printing
Which country has the highest percentage of people that only receive news through social media and other digital platforms
What is Brazil? (35%)
This 2019 Billie Eilish track encourages awareness of climate change.
What is “All the Good Girls go to Hell”?
He is the Greek god of strength and heroes, famous for completing 12 labors.
Who is Heracles?
This invention came about in the year 1440 in Europe. It revolutionized woodblock printing, leading to major societal, cultural, and religious changes, including the Renaissance and the Reformation of the Church
The Printing Press
What culture dominates the internet?
What is English-speaking Western Culture?
This Childish Gambino track uses symbolic visuals to comment on U.S. violence.
What is “This Is America”?
This legendary sea creature with massive tentacles originates from Nordic legends.
What is the Kraken?
This form of communication modulates waves into a specific frequency and then emits it to be picked up by a receiver.
Radio
The dominance of Western tech platforms created this kind of inequality, defined by some countries’ knowledge being amplified while others are minimized.
What is information imbalance (or knowledge disparity)
This Eminem & Rihanna song talks about the cycles of domestic violence based on real social patterns.
What is “Love the Way You Lie”?
This holiday tradition originated from an ancient Celtic festival where people wore costumes to ward off spirits.
What is Halloween?
Approximately 70% of the world has this technology in their possession which can be used on the go for communication and other purposes.
The mobile phone
Because US based platforms like Google and Meta dominate online news distribution, journalism globally must adapt to these systems that decide which stories audiences see.
What are algorithms?
This Kendrick Lamar song retells the civil rights struggle in modern terms.
What is “Alright”?
This Greek mythological figure was a beautiful priestess turned monster, whose gaze could turn people to stone.
Who is Medusa?
This tech term is the two-letter abbreviation for the field of computer science dedicated to creating systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence.
AI
Modern newsrooms increasingly structure headlines, visuals, and writing styles around what performs well on Western-owned social platforms, a shift often described by this “-ization” term.
What is platformization?