Keywords: vice-presidential debate, U.S, media manipulation, mudslinging, media, gateway, relevance. The opinions expressed in this blog post are opinions from me, the writer, Ellinor Thor. All my blog posts have in some way covered and discussed trending and current topics/events. This blog post will be no different. Today, I will …
Keywords: Street art, social justice, silent activism, Black Lives Matter, awareness, George Floyd, keyboard warriors. How do we generate awareness about social injustice that lasts and that everyone can relate to or understand? By including art that mediates social justice into the discussion, in combination with dissemination in the media, …
In our latest post, Ellinor already touched upon the topic of digital activism and its effectiveness. Today, I will further dive into this topic and discuss the effects of online activism on activism – also within the context of the Black Lives Matter movement. As Poell and van Dijck (2018) …
In my first blog post, I will dig deeper into the fact that digital activism and online protests have replaced many of the “street protests”. I will also discuss how people have found various ways to spread messages and important information. I will draw on an academic article and apply …
Keywords: Global pandemic, misinformation, media manipulation, participation, fake news, COVID-19, social media, new media. Word count: 2042 This blog post will explore the spread of misinformation and fake news in media in the light of a global pandemic. I will also discuss the trending topic of media manipulation and …
