The Importance of the Facts
Technological Advances in mass media has impacted
our culture. There are so many positives
to the technological advances in mass media that have occurred over the past 30
years. Specifically, social media has opened the door to so many options in
communication. News is shared and exchanged at such a rapid pace, and we updated
about so many events and so fast. Unfortunately, this rapid exchange of
information has led to the release of some misinformation. Prior
to social media, when news happened, there was time to verify facts and sources
prior to the story being released in print or on the local news. Today, because
of social media a lot of information is posted before it is verified. As a result, so much misinformation is taken
as truth because it has been posted and shared and exchanged before it is verified.
One example of this happening was during the 2020 elections.
Election results were being posted from different sources without fact
checking. This caused so much controversy and confusion at such a critical time.
Additionally, when the election had been called and a winner declared, there
was still so much misinformation being circulated by reputable news agencies
about the results being false that it led to major disruptions in the electoral
process. One culture of belief systems among individuals who rely on social
media as their primary news source is that everything posted on social media is
truth. It is incumbent upon the writer and the reader to verify information
that is posted prior to sharing or exchanging information to protect the
integrity of the news source.
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