Isabella Collison

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[Isabella Collison @IsabellaCollis2]

#UWJ201 #311
To me, learning about PR in the lectures was fairly interesting. You see companies and celebrities having to deal with it all the time, so it was interesting to learn the different types.

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@ianpatt16141578 #UWJ201 #311
I kinda had a similar thought. Recently bought my mom chocolate for her birthday and now ads for the website pop up everywhere. (Trying to get me to buy more) I think that most are to persuade us, especially since you are constantly seeing ads everywhere you look.

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@smcrane8 #UWJ201 #311
I think it would work for some people, but not for others. I will admit that I get teary-eyed when I see the commercials about dog adoption, but that makes me want to go and hug my dog, not donate money.

[Isabella Collison @IsabellaCollis2]

An authority figure is very trusted, so it makes sense to be easily persuaded by them. To anyone who has taken psychology, did the lecture remind you of this experiment? It certainly did for me.

[Isabella Collison @IsabellaCollis2]

#UWJ201 #311
I thought that Monday's lecture was extremely interesting. When we talked about the different methods of persuasion and came across the authority category, I immediately thought of the Milgram study. (Where an authority figure was able to persuade someone easily.)

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#UWJ201 #311
In the article, What Democracy Requires of Media by James Curran, we learned about different aspects of the media that have an effect on democracy. If you could pick one, which aspect needs to be improved the most in America? Which ones are America doing right?

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@Jeff80165665 I totally agree. I cannot count the number of times I have scrolled through Instagram posts and found dozens of threads with negative comments. (Especially political accounts) People attack each other online all the time and it only widens the divide growing in our country.

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@laurentamborino I honestly think it would help if journalists tried to be as non-biased as possible. At this point, it is solely up to them to produce stories with only the facts. (Which hopefully happens) When I started looking at the news more often, I noticed how biased it was as well.

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@AKolaj17 #UWJ201 #311

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@AKolaj17 Agreed. It can be very disheartening to always focus on the negative instead of the positive. I also think that constantly broadcasting the negative aspects of certain movements/stretching truths creates an even greater divide.

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@AKolaj17 @Anders0nMattUW I totally agree with this. I have also noticed that my local news covers topics a lot differently than national news sources. It gets even more interesting when you compare the same story being covered on a local and national news channel.
#UWJ201 #311

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Compared to cities without local news, where people were more inaccurate. Do you think cases would drop if there was a local news channel to provide more accurate information, or would things stay the same? (And restrictions continue to be ignored).

[Isabella Collison @IsabellaCollis2]

#UWJ201 #311
In Wednesday's lecture we talked about News Deserts, which are counties that do not have local news stations. A study was mentioned that counties with local news stations could more accurately provide statistics regarding COVID cases in their city. Continued...

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@keiper_maggie I also have to agree. I remember occasionally watching Disney shows as a kid where the characters were growing up. I always remember thinking high school would be just like that when in reality it isn't. (Ex.) Not portraying problems in society realistically may become an issue.

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@napricer #UWJ201 #311

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@napricer I agree! I also think that common ground is extremely important when it comes to having open discussions. Politics tends to be a hostile environment and common ground will help in understanding both sides

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#UWJ201 #311
How has the Hostile Media Effect impacted the United States in the year 2021?