Essays about: "social media impact democracy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words social media impact democracy.
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1. Politisk kommunikation och sociala medier: TikTok, en politisk arena där popcornätande och öldrickande vinner
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : The study aims to provide insights into political communication on social media, particularly the rise of right-wing populist parties among young voters and their connection to the theories of personification, populism, and dramaturgy. It focuses on how the Moderate Party adapts and structures its communication strategies on TikTok and Instagram in preparation for the 2022 election to engage followers. READ MORE
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2. How fake is fake enough? : Deepfakes potential effect on the way news media is used and experienced today and in the near future
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för kommunikation, kvalitetsteknik och informationssystem (2023-)Abstract : Deepfakes are synthetic content, like pictures, videos, and sounds, that are generated with advanced deep learning and AI-technology. Anyone can create deepfakes and therefore, deepfakes create threats to the individual, financially and to the society. For example, bullying, defamation, fraud, damage to democracy and news media manipulation. READ MORE
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3. “We knew the 2020 US election would be unlike any other” AN ARGUMENTATION ANALYSIS OF FACEBOOK’S ROLE IN THE 2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The purpose of the thesis is to understand Facebook’s perception of its role in the spread of misinformation leading up to the 2020 US presidential election. Adopting the conceptual lenses of democracy and CSR, I use argumentation analysis to identify and interpret Facebook’s overall rationale in taking measures to mitigate the spread of misinformation. READ MORE
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4. Rethinking Source Criticism -Towards the development of an analytical model for evaluation of sources in times of massinformation and fake news
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis discusses source criticism from a critical perspective which encompasses its challenges, demands and possibilities for teaching practice. The questions guiding the core of this research are the following:1) What differentiates people’s activities in the process of evaluating sources? 2) What characterizes an effective practice in critical evaluation of sources? 3) Which criteria, factors and strategies might be important to consider in order to have a successful source critical methodology that promotes the improvement of critical thinking when analysing information and news?The studied materials include data from one survey and 54 semi-structured interviews. READ MORE
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5. Hong Kong Under the One Country, Two Systems Policy ——Through the Case study of Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement to exploring the identity and ontological security issues of Hong Kongese
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : Traditional security studies focuses primarily on physical threats to the state. By contrast, the ontological security framework argues that individuals feel secure when they are able to maintain a communal narrative. Such a framework lends itself to an analysis of the impact of identity continuity on security. READ MORE
