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Propaganda Class'''

"Propaganda through Media" article edits/ contributions:

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Additions to Social Media Section:

(With not much previous research done or documented on the page thus far, I took the opportunity to further elaborate on the state of the issue)

An article documented on TrendMicro discusses and details more on recent research and the overall effects of propaganda through social media. They first explain the process of how companies are aware of and engage in using, ways to spread a particular message that benefits them, belittles the other, an attention grabbing headline, etc. The article contains a detailed graph with explanations of each step to achieving "viral" attention online, and their message spread to the masses. Additionally, the article notes how the issue has been around for a long while, but governments have only recently begun to research and take the issue seriously.

Source: TrendMicro

Additions to YouTube Section:

(The base article had a good example and explored the reaches of the coverage, but did not cover the entire scope of its potential reach and effects)

In addition to from attempts of terrorist groups and organizations such as ISIS, those who use YouTube as a tool of propaganda spreads far beyond the likes of terror activity. Many politicians have taken advantage of the large user base of the website for not only its sheer numbers, but how its users span across the globe. In other words, reaching as many eyes and ears as humanly possible. We have seen this in recent years more specifically during the Presidential Race between Obama and Mitt Romney. During that time, both parties had a prominent presence on the website, and it has only increased since.

SEX SCANDAL ARTICLE SEMESTER WIKIPEDIA PROJECT NOTES/CHANGES

Possible Section: Notable Scandals

42nd US President Bill Clinton - This particular scandal occurred sporadically throughout the 1990's while he served in office with, a then White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. After some years, Lewinsky entrusted in co-worker, Linda Tripp, the details of this affair. Linda Tripp then went secretly on tape detailing the information she had received about President Clinton and Ms. Lewinsky. In 1998, the rumors of the affair spread public. The president, under oath, denied these allegations, only to later admit to "inappropriate physical contact". The House of Representatives moved to impeach President Clinton, but was acquitted by the Senate.

Source: Editors, History.com. “Monica Lewinsky Scandal.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 20 Dec. 2017, www.history.com/topics/1990s/monica-lewinsky.

Morgan Freeman, Actor - A total of 8 women had accused, but not further pursued, Freeman of "inappropriate behavior and harrassment". Freeman denied the allegations with this statement: “I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media reports. All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard. And we need to listen to them. But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor.”

Source: Cooney, Samantha. “Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey: More Men Accused of Assault.” Time, Time, 9 Nov. 2017, time.com/5015204/harvey-weinstein-scandal/.

Danny Masterson, Actor - Star of The Ranch and That 70's Show was accused of rape in March 2017, which led to his removal from the show, as well as his character being written off. Masterson denied these allegations, saying: “I am obviously very disappointed in Netflix’s decision to write my character off of ‘The Ranch.’ From day one, I have denied the outrageous allegations against me. I have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one,”

Source: Cooney, Samantha. “Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey: More Men Accused of Assault.” Time, Time, 9 Nov. 2017, time.com/5015204/harvey-weinstein-scandal/.

Louis C.K., Comedian - After an investigation made by The New York Times , It had been alleged that one woman could hear him masturbating over the phone, and two have alleged that he masturbated in front of them, in their presence. Two more had alleged that he had asked to masturbate in their presence. In a follow up statement to these accusations, C.K. responded to them, admitting the truth behind them.

Source: Cooney, Samantha. “Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey: More Men Accused of Assault.” Time, Time, 9 Nov. 2017, time.com/5015204/harvey-weinstein-scandal/.

Kevin Spacey, Actor - On October 30th, 2017, Actor, Anthony Rapp, had alleged that when he was only the age of 14, Spacey had made suggestive advances toward him. The accuser, Rapp, who was 46 at the time of the accusation, claims that at a party in Spacey's apartment back in 1986, Spacey laid on top of him said and claims he was "trying to seduce him". In Spacey's response, he claims to have no memory of the incident, and also revealed himself to be homosexual.

Source: “Kevin Spacey Timeline: How the Story Unfolded.” BBC News, BBC, 7 Jan. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41884878.

ARTICLE EVALUATION ON

Cross-cultural communication

CONTENT:

I think the content within the wikipedia article is very relevant. It is very much so in depth, and makes connections that make clear in describing how certain situations relate to directly to Cross-Cultural Communication. For example, when discussing the origins of this, they talk about how post WW2 and Cold War era, the advancements in society and technology lead to global capitalism which, as they pointed out, broke down a lot of previous cultural barriers. This gives the reader of a specific era they can link the origins of this concept to and understand it.

I wouldn't necessarily say anything is out of date as much of the content in the page is historical, documenting important events and happenings that contributed to the subject. The only distracting thing, if I had to pick one, was how much information there was to consume. While more information is not necessarily a bad thing, perhaps it could be condensed into a smaller form in some parts without sacrificing any of the information.

TONE:

Throughout reading the article, I didn't perceive there to be any bias whatsoever. The information is presented factually, and covers the positives and negatives of events if they applied. There is certainly nothing under represented, and I wouldn't say anything was over represented either. While the events documented are somewhat long, they are all also somewhat equal in length, not letting anything necessarily become over represented, despite their length.

SOURCES:

I clicked on a handful of the 11 sources, and each one worked and provided further elaboration on what the wikipedia page was discussing on the given topics. I think the sources are both appropriate and reliable. For example, one source talks about the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Intercultural Communicators" describing ways one can become one of those themselves. I don't see that to be of any bias, but can only further inform the readers of the article.

TALK PAGE:

When I went to the talk page, there was only respectful and productive conversation. When there was an edit proposed, it was talked about respectfully, and the editors were more than willing to understand and compromise with one another. The article does not appear to be a part of any WikiProject. Our class is focused on Comm and Culture as a whole, and so far at least, hasn't discussed intercultural comm, at least not as directly as this article. That being said, the similarities otherwise lead me to choose this article to evaluate.