Module 6

 

1. You have been developing your familiarity with the existing literature around a topic area in your literature review. What questions have occurred to you that are not yet adequately answered by the existing literature? Why are user using social media, as their preferred news source? Why do they think its important to follow politicians on social media (twitter)? Whenever they look news up online using a search engine (google), do they do additional research on the subject? If they do not; why, don’t they do some research on the subject? Do users stick to one online community group that supports their ideas, and their way of thinking?  What kind of social media to they use for their news source if they use any?

 

2. What questions or concerns drew you to the topic area in the first place? In the social media that I use, I’m starting to see my friends post or talk about 1 to 2 minute long videos (editing) on politics, and I start to get curious about what the whole story behind that video, and start to do my own research on the subject to get a better understanding of it. Whenever I see them, they talk about politics a lot, and my friend will tell them that story is wrong or incomplete. They get defensive and immediately close off from doing any research of their own on the subject, blindly trusting the news source they follow on social media. This made me curious about the bias in social media and search engines when it comes to politics.

 

3. If you were to ask 50 people a series of questions, how might their answers help you better understand your topic area or answer your most pressing questions? It might help me better understand, why people do not take that extra-step to do some research on a story that has caught their attention. Why do they trust social media and search engines? I must consider the alternate in this case, as well. Some of the answer they provide could surprise and give me more questions than answers; making me reconsider my approach to this subject.

 

4. What kinds of people would you sample? Would you want to ask your questions of people of a certain age range? People who have had certain life experiences? People who feel a particular way about an issue? Describe the people who might most usefully take your survey. People of various age groups would be great for this survey, as each of these age groups have different interactions or thoughts on using social media/search engines to find their news. Do not know what the proper way to group these age groups, just yet. People who strictly use the internet to acquire their news on U.S. politics.  

 

5. What questions might you ask your survey-takers? List at least 10-12 questions. 

 Do they bother to read past the headline on their newsfeed? Why are user using social media, as their preferred news source? Why do they think it is important to follow politicians on social media (twitter)? Whenever they look news up online using a search engine (google), do they do additional research on the subject? If they do not; why, don’t they do some research on the subject? Do users stick to one online community group that supports their ideas, and their way of thinking?  What kind of social media to they use for their news source if they use any? Do they go to social media looking for news, or does not pop up on their feed? Does where the news comes from affect how they view it? Have you ever commented on a post, before reading the article?

Comments

  1. Lawrence (Larry) FeirmanOctober 11, 2020 at 8:54 PM

    Victor, I think your topic is one of the most important issues that face all of us, globally.
    As long as humans are reporting the news, etc. there will be some personal bias, it's inevitable, we are human, but the purposeful effort made to distort, fabricate, lie, and spread falsities is dangerous, and we sit it today.

    You mentioned in your responses about where we get our news. It was told almost perse on NPR radio last week. We must be diligent about where we get our information from.

    You have done well in addressing social media. We have to be careful on how we use this powerful tool.

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