If you would have to suddenly flee your home, what would you take with you? Probably your smartphone, right? It is almost impossible to imagine our lives without a smartphone by our side. As well for refugees fleeing to Europe, smartphones are often the most important item they carry with …
For development organizations, it is difficult to attract an (online) audience that is involved and lasts. Visual media can help attracting such an audience. Visualizing a cause is a great way to reach more engagement. Images receive more attention from viewers, are better understood and give credibility to a message. …
When talking about (social) media, we also have to address the topic of censoring. Briefly, censoring or censorship is the suppression of speech, because this speech is harmful. Censoring is also being done by big social media platforms. These platforms, like Facebook and YouTube, have policies regarding what is and …
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 …
