"The Facebook Dilemma"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xdCycMwsFDfwmFzih9PYYtK1XuWSrRCn41qKPzj1ws4/edit?usp=sharing
This assignment from CPMS101 is particularly important to me. In response to an informative video highlighting the "move fast and break things" culture of the Facebook company, I wrote a response essay that conveyed the meaning of the story and how it still holds relevance today. I realized that the rise of Facebook and other news-sharing social media applications coincided with the maturation of our generation. Ultimately, I feel that we, my generation, have a responsibility to protect society from false information and hyper-partisan content. I applied Facebook's situation to several lessons: trust is essential, money determines actions, and the fact that responsibility falls on all of us.
"Life Without Sports"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eccx76DrQQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eccx76DrQQ
This project was my most exciting experience throughout the year. In response to the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were tasked with forming a project that depicted how "media can do good" in a crisis. One significant loss for me (and my classmate, Ben Dickson) was the loss of live sports. In response to this, we aggregated videos of our peers and ourselves that share perspectives on how people are coping with the loss of sports. Putting a positive spin on a negative situation was my main take-away from this enriching assignment. While we were anxious for the return of "real" sports, we learned how to be resourceful how to make the best of any issue, and, all the while, researching a topic that we both love. The link above brings you to the YouTube video. It works on only specific devices; it is sensitive to certain browsers.