5 weeks ago, I took part in this class of media and society. Right now, I already have a better understanding on how media affects our society. To be honest, previously, I have known that I am a heavy addict to digital products like my phones. For instance, I would spend 3-4 hours a day on social media platform like Twitter and Facebook. After learning this class, I learn more.
For one thing, with the huge number of users, I understand that social media has become a great platform for advertisement. For instance, when I am using Twitter or Facebook, advertisements of different kinds of products will pop up, which attract my attention. More importantly, we understand some of the future trend of these platforms, like advertisers might add short videos into these platforms to appeal to more people. “Marketers will make the best of social media to grab fortune”(Mariia, R, Oleg, P & Vladimir, P 2016).
For another, I understand that the information on the social media can be fake, which misleads people. “Numerous fake information exist on social media”(Moravec, P, Minas, R & Dennis, A R 2018). Under this circumstance, it is important to have a critical thinking to analyze whether this information is correct or not. Right now, whenever I receive information from the social media, I will first analyze it before spreading it. A typical example is that the past President, Donald Trump, once claimed COVID-19 as Chinese virus. I would not believe that until there is evidence.
To summarize, I have learned a lot through this class until now. My writing is improved as well since I have to write every week to reflect my thinking. I believe that in the near future. I will be able to grasp more knowledge and skills from this class.
References:
Mariia, R, Oleg, P & Vladimir, P 2016, ‘Trends in the Development of Social Media and Professional Media: Who Will Win the Competition’, Marketing Roundtable with Target Media. NJCUL.
Moravec, P, Minas, R & Dennis, A R 2018, ‘Fake news on social media: people believe what they want to believe when it makes no sense at all’, SSRN Electronic Journal.
