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Article Evaluation

I evaluated the Film Director article. There was nothing in there that distracted me from the subject. There were a lot of names, which is important if someone is looking for a specific film director, but it was slightly overwhelming to just read. The article was very neutral, from what I read. There was no bias in it. There were no claims going one way or the other, nothing that was trying to convince us of anything. I can't think of anything that was underrepresented. There was even a list of female directors at the end. I found one thing that said "citation needed". I think I might try to find that citation or remove the thing it was talking about. Or find a different source that says something similar. The other sources I looked at were good and accurate. They were neutral and reliable.

The talk page had a bunch of different subjects, ranging from the title of the article to the difference between movie and film. to questioning some of the directors that appeared on the lists.

We haven't talked about this subject in class yet, but it's related to movies and other types of mass media.

Clickbait

Main article: Clickbait

Clickbait one of the most prominent hoaxes on social media today. Clickbait refers to headlines that are sensationalized or sometimes even completely fake on online news articles. They use people's natural curiosity to get people to click on them more. The more clicks they get, the more money they can make with advertisers. The money comes from the ads on the sites that the fake headline brings people to. The sites are usually cheaply made. Sometimes these headlines can be used to influence a political election on social media. They are constructed to be either liberal or conservative and to be shared into people's filter bubbles.

Astroturfing

Main Article: Astroturfing

Astroturfing is when there is an intent and attempt to create the illusion of support for a particular cause, person, or stance. While this is mainly connected to and seen on the internet, it has also happened in newspapers during times of political elections. Corporations and political parties try to imitate grassroots movements in order to sway the public to believing something that isn't true.

Hoax

Another example of a hoax was a fake viral video is one that happened in 2012. Greenpeace paid to have a video made by Yes Men and that Occupy Seattle posted on their website. The video then took off and a lot of companies and people shared it. The video was of a drink fountain that looked like an oil platform at a party for Shell malfunctioning, and getting all over the party. The video then shows the a man telling the person holding the phone camera to stop filming while they are rushed out the door. There were also fake legal messages sent out to make it look like Shell was threatening the people reporting the story. It was very widespread and believed by many.

Psychological Warfare

This tactic has been used in multiple wars throughout history. During World War II, the western Allies, expect for the Soviet Union would drop leaflets on the US and England. During the conflict with Iraq, American and England dropped leaflets on them, many of the leaflets telling the people how to surrender. In the Korean War both sides would use loud speakers from the front lines. In 2009 people in Israel in the Gaza war received text messages on their cell phones threatening them with rocket attacks. The Palestinian people were getting phone calls and leaflets warning them that they were going to drop rockets on them. These phone calls and leaflets were not always accurate.

Distraction by major events

Politicians distract the public by showing them "shiny object" issues through the use of TV and other media. Sometimes they can be as simple as a politician with a reality show, like Sarah Palin had for a short time back in 2009, which aired on TLC.

Propaganda

Propaganda uses societal norms and myths that people hear and believe. Because people respond to, understand and remember more simple ideas this is what is used to influence people's beliefs, attitudes and values.