Phuc N's Learning Journal

Fake News and Propaganda on Social Media Social media has long been a great platform for people in various places throughout the world to connect with each other. Websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the quickest and most convenient way to reach out to your friends, loved ones, or even business partners. As a whole, social media can also act as a powerful tool that supplements traditional news distribution (UC San Diego, 2022). With so many people using it nowadays, every wisdom, story, article can be expected to reach their target audiences in a blink of the eyes. Unfortunately, the widespread nature of social sites also comes with its own caveat. In recent years, internet monitoring experts have been noticing a sharp rise in fake news/propaganda being shared around multiple social media platforms. These incidents can range from simple individuals just trying to seek financial or personal gain, to actual government officials of foreign nations performing fraudulent ...

  Flickr Assignment This week’s assignment introduces me to a brand-new element that can be used to transform my blog’s appearance – Flickr. So, what is Flickr exactly? Similar to Pinterest, Flickr is a popular image hosting and sharing website packed full of features that support the community with exploring and viewing other’s photos. It is a free service as the core, which means anyone can use this website and most of its features without paying a dime. That being said, users are also given an option to purchase additional services that will expand their storage with as little as $2 a month, making it one of the cheaper alternatives to most other hosting websites out there (CNET, 2008).             The experience of using Flickr for a first-time user such as myself is fairly straightforward. The website is simple, the layout is easy to navigate, and it took me no time at all to learn about all the features and upgrade op...