MEDIA/CULTURE
Its come to week 4 and this time we were learning about the Arab Springs and how social media has impacted the country. The idea that media went viral from using handphones and social media sites intrigued me as well. I find it really interesting that so much change can happen just because of some normal folk going around showcasing to the world what they see just by using a simple tool which is their handphones. This takes journalism to a whole different level, i suppose nowadays anyone can be involved in journalism. In the end news should not be limited to what is seen in the media; what can be seen on television and what is seen actually could be 100% different.
- Mainstream media is important and reaches most of the people around the world
- But is Mainstream media credible due to censorship?
- However is media from normal citizens credible as well?
- In the end each individual should not just jump the gun and make an assumption however by getting two sides of the story it does open people's eyes rather than just accepting what is being reported.
- Thanks to social media people get different opinions and ideas and a different conclusion
I personally like the perspective of the above link in regards to technology and the uprising in the Arab Spring. This is because of the censorship it rallied the young generation to want to start an uprising. I also like the quote "technology speeds things up" and for this case it really did. The idea of that the young generation would have just watched from the sidelines if the internet was not shut down really does make sense. However since the government shut down the internet this made the young people a reason to rise and go against the government. Like i mentioned before, if the government wanted to exercise censorship; they have to make sure its done properly and not backfired on them.
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