Media evidences Flashcards

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Shawn Ahmed

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Travelled to Bangladesh for altruistic purposes
Bangladeshi school was devastated by a cyclone, he used Youtube to help spread awareness
Initially, the locals only had funds to repair the roof of the school, but with the vast donations from viewers, not only were they able to rebuild the school, but conduct a vast number of deeds like procuring supplies for fishermen

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Slacktivism

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June 2, 28 million participated in #blackouttuesday by posting plain black squares on instagram
Their main motive was to protest against racism and police brutality, however this plan backfired and merely became a trend for instagrammers
Ultimately muting the meaning of the campaign

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Polish first lady “rejects” handshake with Trump

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in a Warsaw event in 2017
Portrayed by the media as the polish lady declining Trump’s gesture of sincerity
However, the extended clip of the incident shows that she eventually went back to shake his hand

Link to Sensationalism

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Great Firewall of China

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Prevents its citizens from accessing most of the internet, along with prevalent internet censorships and distortion of facts that have led to the lack of understanding of events like the Tiananmen massacre

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Sedition act against Ello Ed Munsel

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2015, Filipino nurse who disparaged Singaporeans as “Stinkaporeans” and “losers” and allegedly said xenophobic comments like how Filipinos would evict Singaporeans and cause them to lose their jobs
Received a 4 month jail sentence

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Amy Cheong’s racist rant

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2012, she disparaged malays for their low costs and lengthy void deck weddings, also mocking their divorce rates.
her post spread like wildfire and within hours, Ms Cheong found herself on the backend of criticism, with many labelling her a racist.
She was immediately fired from her job, was placed under police investigation for their misdemeanours

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“Science” article study

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An article published by “SCIENCE” has revealed in a study that falsehood tweets tend to reach individuals 6 times quicker than a true story. With a large sample size of more than 126,000 tweets analysed

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Tumblr Blogs

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Through sites like Tumblr, friendships can be forged between someone living in Asia and another in Canada

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eGov2015

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The creation of eGov2015 was made in a bid to ensure that Singaporeans from all walks of life can be heard
facilitating greater co-creation and collaboration between govt. and Singaporeans

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Quote

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“Can a click make a difference in the world? By itself, probably not, but when combined with tens and even hundreds of other clicks, it may just have an impact” - Jeffrey Stain

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