I’m Dillon Brown, an Arizona State University student majoring in Mass Communication and Media Studies. Check out my blog posts for my work!
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When scrolling through social media platforms like Instagram or X (formerly Twitter), you may find that the content that is shown to you eventually becomes similar to other content you like and share. This occurrence is known in media as…
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MCO 425: Generalizations on Epilepsy
In 2011, while at a local library getting my passport photo taken, I ended up having a seizure. I was 15 years old at the time, and this was the first time I had one. After going to the hospital,…
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Conspiracy Theories: Was the Moon Landing Faked?
For this week’s blog, I am analyzing the conspiracy theory that the Moon landing was faked. Image Source For background, the Moon landing was a national goal set on May 25, 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. President John F.…
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TikTok and Reddit’s attempts to combat misinformation
TikTok has grown to be a massive social media platform since it merged with Musical.ly in 2018, and due to this, the platform has seen a large amount of misinformation get shared by users. In an article I found by…
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MCO 427 Claim Analysis: Springfield
In this blog post I will be analyzing the claim that Haitian immigrants are taking and eating Springfield, Ohio residents’ pets. This claim first started spreading on platforms such as X and Facebook, with a couple viral posts talking about…
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MCO 425 24-Hour media diary and my personal data
9:50 a.m.: Woke up and checked my notifications. Scrolled Instagram for a little while but didn’t find too many notable posts., I did find that some of them featured information that is extremely relevant to me. For example, I found…
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Misinformation education tools for MCO 427
For this week’s blog, I analyzed two different pieces of media that dealt with misinformation. First, I checked out News Literacy Project’s RumorGuard website. According to the website’s about section, the News Literacy Project is a nonpartisan education nonprofit attempting…
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Dillon’s 24-Hour Social Media Diary for MCO 427
Hello! Here is my social media diary for Thursday 8/29/24. I wasn’t online as much as I normally am due to having a longer work shift and plans afterward, but I would say that it does do a good job…
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Dillon’s 24-Hour Media Diary for MCO 425
Hello everyone, this is my 24-Hour media diary for September 1, 2024. I feel that this is a good representation of a more active day for me and my media usage, since I wanted to consume a good amount of…
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