I don't understand why companies would not want to invest in further content moderation. It makes the people using it feel so much better and improve their experience. Which would push them to use it more. If the attention if what these companies want then wouldn't that achieve it? #so315

It is really sad to see how desensitized to explicit content we are now. I feel that especially in the past few years there have been more videoed deaths of people that don't get taken down. It's hard for me to imagine seeing things like that all day everyday for my job. No wonder the employees left with symptoms of PTSD. #so315

It really made sense when the senator that won the election explained that when the right produces the fake news and then the left follows, each group is forced to up their game. As they do this the public suffers because there is almost no way of ever telling what is fake when that is what everyone's news feed is crowded with. #so315

I really appreciated Jensen’s point that we don’t have a clear definition of propaganda but that it's extremely important that we struggle together to find one. However, in his search for one, it was pretty concerning that he believes that the entire marketing and PR industries are propaganda. #so315

It is really interesting that the article says that they think that the general public or average Americans are able to identify the different types of bias. However in the book chapter they clearly say that it may not be that simple as they lay out definitions of words that are commonly thrown around in media. The German population was not able to see past the propaganda given to them. Who's to say that the “average American” can? #so315

Something that I took from both readings is that the best informed people are those who are seeking out differing opinions. This includes looking at multiple sources for your news and also looking at the topics that may not be covered in media. When looking at how I interact with media and news I realized that I don’t do a great job with this. The fast cycle of media and research that needs to be done is part of what I think Jensen was getting at with the unfair burden that we must face.#so315

While reading chapter seven it really had me think about what the thoughts and attitudes around news and media would be if the Fairness Doctrine was still in place. Would political sides not be as polarized as they are today? Or was that inevitable given current issues and/or specific people in power? #so315

The way that balance is explained in the article was something that I have not heard of before and I really appreciated that viewpoint. So many think in black and white but fail to realize that they see and feel the grey aspects of life. Arguing that the same is true for politics or even specific issues made me think about how many problems would not be problems anymore because more people actually agree on a solution than they think. #so315

I really wonder what the writers of the book would think about the state of journalism and the news and how it is today. As well as their opinions on apps like Twitter and TikTok because of their mentioning of blogs in 2004. I feel that they would still be saying the same thing. Apps being open for any one on it creates a false sense of safety from government produced propaganda. Even though this is just another way for false information to become consumed. #so315

It made a lot of sense when in chapter six it talked about how journalists cannot really be unbiased. I remember talking about this in class before but the book added the framing of journalism as its own entity in a way. Because the field of journalism has its own values and goals, journalists have to adhere to them to succeed. #so315