Hi, my name is Sofia! I believe my role
in media consumption is normal to some extent. With all the media attention
happening nowadays and not being able to verify facts completely, the
conflict between what is real journalism and what isn't or considered fake news. Media plays such a big role in being able to sway
people’s opinions and change the minds of others. I try my best as a normal
consumer of news from time to time to watch channels or view news on platforms
that seem to be neutral politically, so I can to get an even view from both
sides. In terms of critiquing the media, I’m not one to be vocal about my
pollical views or opinions. I’m trying my best to get more involved from an
artistic standpoint to see how I can make change through my major (Graphic
Design).
For the most part, I consume media
mostly through Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook or my Google Browser. As to what I
make or contribute to social media its nothing much other than just sharing my
pictures of family, an occasional showing off of an outfit, talking to family
in Portugal and trying to promote my freelance art online. The social media
platforms I use I noticed in the past didn’t feature much news until recent
times where now I can view or they advertise more news outlets for people to
check out. Through my Google Browser, they recommend news right on the first
page when going to search and if an article stands out, I check it out,
although I have to say it’s rare that I read much period. The media I mostly
consume on the daily Social Media wise is anything that is trending news, art/artist
news, fashion trends and print design trends since those are the things that interest
me the most and plus I wouldn’t be a good social media manager at my job if I wasn’t
on Instagram all the time checking out what the competition is up to.
Media has, in fact, become a major
platform for people to share not only their lives but to also make a difference
in society by creating content towards organizations or groups they are
passionate about. We all have the freedom to speech and rightfully so we also
have the freedom to post, share and make media that expresses who we are as
people. But with having such freedoms at times things get out of hand or
sometimes they don’t but rather spark questions towards important matters in
society. So many movements have been able to get up and running on Instagram alone,
trends like #metoo and #youknowme. When people start to share their stories, it
inspires others to cause a domino effect enough that it catches the eyes of
the bigger news outlets. The media helps to share important live news, bringing
awareness to certain issues going on around the world and informing the people
of even local stories both small and big.
For the most part, the way I’ve seen
most media outlets cover activists, acts of resistance and protest usually
isn’t in a positive light. Most of the time I’ve seen it depicted as being
negative or seen as “going against the normal” but there have been other media
where they encourage it as well, I’ve seen both split sides positive and
negative. I feel that the relationship between the media with activists, acts
of resistance and protest has always been an uphill battle. A push and pull
that each side tries to prove who is right and what the “truth” is. Despite the media sometimes being against these activists what I admire is that as a community despite all the negativity we try to stay strong and fight for our rights and we are lucky to have enough freedom that we can protest about the things we are passionate about or want to change for the good. There is a sense of community and togetherness when we are united and voice our opinions.
One activist march I discovered recently
and that I have been hearing a lot about is the Woman’s March. I never had looked
into their March until recently as I realized that they fight for more than
just women’s rights but they also advocate for women's rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform,
reproductive rights, the environment, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of
religion, workers' rights and tolerance. I feel that their organization
has grown so much and it has become the buzz on social media as of the past couple of years since even famous artists have started to attend these march’s
all over the country and posting about how important it is to support the cause
if these issues are things one is passionate about or would if they would like
to join the cause and how they can access more info on these important issues.
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