This weeks topics is zoned in on ethics, privacy, revenge porn, and last but not least, terrorism. we read articles such as ” Social Media spreads terrorism and propaganda,” and ” IS Social Media warfare in Syria and Iraq,” and ” Why privacy matters even when you have nothing to hide”, and a video on “Newsroom “Boston””. The “newsroom Boston ” is based on the real life event of the Boston marathon bombing that occurred and it showed how the media, and apparently reddit, horribly misconstrued the event. The media decided to take it in their own hands to try to figure out and they gathered all this information and from reddit and started comparing faces and people..and off of reddit they got their theories as to whom the suspects were. I guess they also used tweets and things of that nature to try to gain information as well. They identified their suspects off of theories on reddit and none of the information was necessarily valid nor accurate because to reiterate, it was just a theory. They identified the wrong men and those men were wrongfully accused and that threw the whole investing to a wrong direction and poor men who were wrongfully accused and quite frankly put their life in danger!
Social media is such a weapon nowadays. You would think with this generation specifically, they would be more careful or concerned about what they post or say but it is just the opposite for the most part. I think they just do not care. Revenge porn is a topic that I am more directly talking about in this case and like I said before, it is just a weapon and that is scary. In the article, “6 reasons why Revenge porn is so fucked up,” it talks about Chrissy Chambers, who is an LGBTQ activist youtube star, and how she is a woman making history by pressing criminal charges against her ex who posted Revenge porn. While trying to end things, she got extremely intoxicated and he took advantage of that and sexually assaulted her and filmed the entire process which she was on the verge of unconsciousness and without her consent. It then spread to many many different porn sites which included her face and first and last name but blurred his own face. I just don’t understand why people are so evil, the internet is forever and people cannot just unsee things even if taking It down.
Going on to privacy..People need to realize that it is not that you have something to hide, but it’s about keeping your things private and just to yourself. Sure you might not be doing anything illegal, but would you let a person see your social security numbers or credit card information? No. And why is that ? because it is private and for your eyes only. Would you want a stranger coming into your house to have a look around ? if not, why ? You don’t have anything to hide? It all comes down to privacy and privacy is something that you need to protect. Everyone does have something to hide, however, not anyone should be entitled to look into your personal life.
News: The link below talks about the weaponization of the internet.
SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIETY 
I think that privacy is sacred for your mental health. When everyone has the ability to talk about your personal life, it can really ruin your self-image, especially when people are only focusing on your low moments rather than your high ones. I think a lot of the time, things would be better if we all took a step back and thought about how certain acts would feel if they were done to us. A little empathy wouldn’t hurt us or make us look weak, despite popular beliefs.
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Hello Sydney, your thoughtful interpretation of The Newsroom was very interesting. The Boston episode gave a news board-cast perspectives on the tragic events surrounding the Boston Marathon. Media, especially on Reddit after the attacks in Boston, played a major role in false accusations. The Newsroom episode, took a stance of real coverage on the accounts of terrorism and did not jump the gun on non-reputable sources.
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I thought this was a very well written blog! I like the examples you used to explain why are privacy is so important to us. We don’t think about other people being in our business because it’s not there business, but yet we still need to have that security that our privacy is ok. Lastly I agree that you should be able top pick who you bring into your personal life.
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I enjoyed your blog very much! I like the examples you used to explain why are privacy is so important to us. We don’t think about other people being in our business because it’s not there business, but yet we still need to have that security that our privacy is ok. Lastly I agree that you should be able top pick who you bring into your personal life.
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Hey Sydney, great blog this week, I enjoyed reading about how that privacy is very important to us. I thought that this related to me a lot because everyone wants to be in your business and constantly wanting to know more about you. I thought your take on the Newsroom was very interesting as well I like seeing how the Newsroom wasn’t just reporting anything they heard, but waited until they knew it was a trusted source and with concrete information. Keep up the great work, I am looking forward to reading next week blog as well.
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I didn’t particularly love the fact that one person in the newsroom was just going on social media to solve his crisis and although social media provides good information, its not always useful and most of all credible. Credibility was a big topic in th newsroom and as soon as they brought up social media it was turned down.I also love how they were very patient about reporting because they wanted o report the most credible information as they possibly could.
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I like you point in call social media a weapon as that is what it has kind of become. Social media has become a place where hate is all around and there is really nothing that can be done to stop it other than just not having social media all together. There is always going to be something for someone to be mad about and while it is nice to see things that you enjoy like sports, things you friends share, and just funny videos and pictures. The hate then all just takes over and becomes too much and then when its hate that coming from information that isn’t even true makes it even worse.
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