- Nov 2021
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www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
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Respondents who get news about the coronavirus via Facebook are less likely to get vaccinated than the average American and than non-Facebook users. Sixty-one percent of those Facebook users said they had been vaccinated, vs. 68 percent of the eligible U.S. population and 71 percent of non-Facebook users. The relationship was stronger for those who said that they had received coronavirus news or information only from Facebook and not from any of the other sources mentioned. Sixteen percent of all respondents fall into this category, and only 47 percent of them report being vaccinated, with 25 percent saying they will not get vaccinated.
I am very critical when it comes to surveys like this one because in my mind that it is not enough just to measure one website like Facebook. However, an agreement can be made that since Facebook is the largest social media platform and probably one of the platforms that is much more vocal on its opinions, I give it a pass. The information presented is well documented and it is interesting to find out that users of Facebook are less likely to get vaccinated and how it correlates to COVID related news of the platform. To me though it is not a surprise. Facebook is a cesspool of fake news right now and I just do not think it is a safe place to gather news on any topic at the moment.
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- Oct 2021
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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Does my name belong to me? Does my face? What about my life? My story? Why is my name used to refer to events I had no hand in? I return to these questions again and again because others continue to profit off my identity, and my trauma, without my consent. Most recently, there is the film Stillwater, directed by Tom McCarthy and starring Matt Damon and Abigail Breslin, which was, in McCarthy’s words, “directly inspired by the Amanda Knox saga.” How did we get here?
Unfortunately, this is the world we live in today. Once something like a murder makes headline news different facts and opinions will spread like wildfire through media. A good example of this happening right now is the Gabby Petito murder case. So much is happening so fast that you can even begin to comprehend what is truth and fiction. I even had a coworker tell us that there were rumors her boyfriend was still alive. Me, personally, think that it is wrong when this is done because the media knows just as much as we do and we should not be jumping to conclusions. This is my first time hearing about Amanda Knox and it is very tragic that she was put into a situation where she felt her life does not really feel like it belongs to her anymore. It is scary to think about what kind of power the media has over us now days.
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