Laws and Ethics (LJ6)

 Part 1

1. First off I'd like to discuss how informative the readings were to me for this module. I personally feel like these readings resonated more than the other module readings due to the times that we're in where there's so much information being put out wheter it be in social media, the news paper, and or social media. And even though there is a lot of information out there to inform people about certain occurences in the world, it can be hard to really weed through what information is credible or noncredible.

2. After reading this material, I definitely feel like there should be some guidelines or paremeters that should be put in place so the ethics and or integrity of the information/ writers remain unbiased and present the whole truth so it can mitigate false information and or potential controversies. This material also allowed me to question myself and wonder if all of the information that I'm taking in day to day is really true? And often times the answer unfortunately is no... This is what leads people to believe everything they see and hear without knowing the full truth or they may just be biased.

3. Lastly, I feel like a lot people are starting to catch on with the fact that there is alot of misinformation being presented to the world. However, I feel like once the people that present the information decide to make the change by stop trying to present their personal agenda rather then giving people the real truth then I feel like things will turn out for the better in the near future. According to the Forbes Article "Financial health is absolutely critical but shouldn't be the sole metric." And I will also make sure to do my due dilligence by fact checking and making sure the information that I'm taking in is coming form a credible source.

Part 2

1. There's so much to discuss when it comes to social media lies and propaganda. I honestly feel like this situation is occuring at an all time high, which leaves people to question themselves and say "who can I rely on to get credible information. according to the Northwestern Now article "only 8% of nearly 25,000 Americans correcty identified all false political claims presented to them as part of a recent national survey." Another point from the same article is "The survey 24,948 American adults across all 50 states between Dec 22, 2022, and Jan 17, 2023 and asked respondents to identify popular vaccine and political misinformation claims as true or false "not sure" was included as a third option.

2. After learning this information it really opens my eyes to the vast amount of misinformation that is really  out there. And it definitely will change the way I use social media in regards to life events/ situations. I will make sure to look at information from all sides so it doesn't come across as bias and I will make sure to stop taking everything at face value since it's a bad habit of mine when I'm surfing the web. 

Citations

Dube, R. (2021). Why ethics matter For social media, Silicon Valley And every tech industry leader. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robdube/2021/01/14/why-ethics-matter-for-social-media-silicon-valley-and-every-tech-industry-leader/?sh=6827f63516f2

Kulke, S. (2023, March 23). Survey: Half of Americans uncertain about ability to identify false political claims. Northwestern Now News. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/02/survey-half-of-americans-uncertain-about-ability-to-identify-false-political-claims/