Facebook Campaign Insights

Here is the image from my Facebook page insights.  I literally was only able to have ten people like this page. I did try and promote the page by paying for a Facebook promotion. I am not sure how this will effect my grade.  The name of the page is Utah Fly Guys. It is centered around fly fishing and general comedic video clips. Thanks.

Facebook Campaign Advertisement

Here is the information for the advertisement I created for our Facebook Campaign.  I spent $10.00 for a two day advertisement, which is centered around gaining page likes.

On The Media: The System is Rigged.

According to this broadcast, some citizens withing our country feel the political system is rigged.  Citizens are basing this accusation around the fact that media coverage is unfair to political parties and candidates.  Also, accusations surrounding the voting system as being fraudulent are also being expressed.  Assuming these citizen believe that one presidential candidate is receiving fraudulent votes. The votes are either made up, cast by illegal immigrants, and go as far as saying that deceased citizens votes have been casts.  Undermining the basic infrastructure of our democratic society is only going to lead to uncertainty among American voters in the future.
Along with our political system, citizens feel as if our societal structure is rigged in favor of those of privilege.  I personally agree with this accusation.  Everyone has herd the phrase "the rich get richer, the poor get poorer".  This is more prevalent than  I think most would like to admit.  For example, someone driving an expensive car is much less likely to run  into expensive problems down the road.  Poorer drivers are continuously using savings to fix their broken down vehicles instead of saving for a newer car.  Academically, this is just as prevalent. Those who are well off in the first place are much more likely to succeed academically and financially in the future.

Well Informed: Implicit Bias

Implicit bias can be the result of many factors. One factor I consider to be the most influential is upbringing. How a person is raised will contribute to the basic infrastructure of decision making.  Utah is a great example of implicit bias.  Considering the fact that the overwhelming majority of residents in Utah are LDS, this creates a division among those who are not members of the LDS religion. This is true in all aspects of life.  The existence of my own implicit biases were reaffirmed after taking Harvard University's implicit bias test.  I was not shown anything I was not already aware of. I do not have a show preference for any specific race and I associate males to be the head of the financial input in a household.  An implicit bias that occurs regularly in America is associated with sex.  Females are routinely looked at in a different manner than males.  Specifically, in the workplace. According the United States department of Labor, women comprised 47 percent of the labor for in 2010. A full time salary for a women was $669, which is only 81 percent of men's $824.  Maybe this is why if feel as if men are better suited to be responsible for a household finances.  Simply because men will make more for the same amount of work.

On the Media: War, Peace... and Clowns

Part 1
Columbia is currently in a process of trying to create peace within their boarders.  Columbian government officials are beginning to use media outlet sources to gain the trust of it's citizens. For some Columbians all they know is war.  The distrust among Colombian citizens and their government often mimics that of most countries.

Part 2

A "clown squad" is the last thing that your would think city officials would be aiming tax payers resources towards.  Throughout this fall, clowns have been a big piece of local and national media outlets.  They're are supposedly two types of these clowns those just posing for fun and those trying to incite violence.  Those who are inciting violence appear to be in the minority, but are the cause of the public outcry throughout the nation. Young children are being lured and taken advantage of by these clowns.  John Wayne Gacy may be to blame for the outcry of parents.  Gacy is a well know mass murderer who killed 33 between 1972-1978.   Is this real cause for anxiety this day and age? That is the question that law enforcement officials are not going to sit back and wait to be answered. As we all know the clown from Stephen King's "IT" and Heath Ledgers "Joker" are associated with violence and terrorism.  The real question, is this just another fad?

Recognizing Default Resonses

Recognizing Default Responses

Considering all of the topic we have discussed this past semester, I have truly began to critically analyze information before I make a statement.  I feel as if this is true for most of the student within our social media class. Many have "jumped the gun" and made bold affirmations to their own personal beliefs and moral without considering the context of the discussion. Middle ground is generally a good place to start. Especially, within the world of media.  One little spark can start fire storm.  A perfect example of this was our discussion after watching the film "13th".   The film introduced or restated the fact that African Americans are routinely imprisoned, where whites are not. Based on the information given, you would think that people would open there eyes to fact that segregation still exists in some forms.  Our discussion after the documentary showed the opposite of that. One student in particular seemed to show no signs of remorse toward African Americans and the continuous racism that exist in our country.  If this student were have done some critical analysis of the scenario that would soon play out, he might of decided not to be so outspoken on a topic that he clearly has no credibility to be discussing in a public setting.  I think this was a good reminder for everyone in the room of the various viewpoints that exists throughout the citizens of the US.

On The Media: Define "normal"

Part 1:

Define "normal" is a 50 minute segment which describes how the presidential candidates are being wrongly diagnosed. This diagnoses can either be describing the physical or mental health of Republican nominee, Donald Trump, or the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.

The most important factor to take into consideration when discussing the two nominees is bias.  Each media outlet boast a political bias which will shape the direction of the "false" diagnoses. This is even true when discussing Donald Trumps assumed "arrogance". The only side of Donald Trump that the media is portraying is one where Trump is making bold and racy statements. This is leading to some people mimicing this behavior. This is what is known as "Trumpism".
 We do not get to see what we can assume is the "real" or "normal" Trump. This is just as true when discussing Ms. Clinton.  Some media outlets are making Clinton out to be the most desirable nominee. Where other outlets are making Clinton out to be a "nut" or how she has a degenerative disorder.

Knowing this, On The Media podcast expresses how this is not the first time this has happened during a presidential race.  Though this may be one of the most media influenced races, it is by no mean the first time political bias has occurred in the media. This political bias has led to a loss of integrity within the media, regardless of political stance. We can all agree to disagree with the media. At liberals and conservatives can agree on at least this one.

If Clinton and Trump supporters are so far apart with their political views, they why are both parties making the same errors withing their campaigns?  Both Clinton and Trump have mad jabs at each other when discussing their.  Clinton mocks Trumps mental health. Clinton is claiming that Trump is not fit to be the commander in chief.  Trump on the other hand has recently began starting rumors that Clinton is having health complications.  Both of these are almost breaking the "Goldwater Rule".  The "Goldwater Rule" is supposedly used to prevent a nominee from using a health professional and their professional diagnoses to prove that the opposing nominee is experiences some form of mental of physical health complications. Ethically, is this something that the nominees should be participating in?

Part 2

Climate change has been a topic of discussion since I can remember.  Recently President Obama visited California to address the wildfires and drought that California has been experiencing.  Obama has been accused of not taking the initiative to solve climate change. According to this second segment of the podcast, climate change has not been receiving the proper coverage in the media. For example, the wildfires have recently been receiving names so that viewers can follow the damage. Essentially, so the coverage can gain more viewers.  Another example is that Louisiana is experiencing flooding and physically shrinking in size.  Warmer temperature means more heavy rains, which contributes to the coastal erosion and shrinking of Louisiana's iconic "boot" shape. Americans are said to be ignorant toward the importance of these events.  According to the podcast, this is due to our map applications on our phones. Generally, we focus these apps within about a mile or so.  If more people were to see this broader scope and the shrinking of the "boot", more social justice might be happening.

My Take:

This presidential race has been one for the books. Never has our country been more divided. Regardless of who wins the election, the division appears as if it will continue. The techniques being used by the nominees has impart led to this divisiveness. We have all seen Trumps crazy antics, which actually seem to be why he won the nomination in the first place.This being said, Is he a fascist demagogue? That is for you to decide. As for Clinton, she is dirty, but has come out cleaner than Trump thus far. As of late, the media expressed some opinions that Clinton is experiencing some physical ailments. All I can really say if you don't agree with these two nominees, then vote third party.  A lesser evil is still evil!

Climate change will be one of the largest obstacles that this millennial generation will have to conquer. Regardless to what the media says, we all have or will have experienced the effects of climate change in our lifetime. The sooner that more attention brought to climate change, the more likely our society can reverse its effects.