https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890 After taking the survey and comparing our results to the rest of the nation, respond to the following questions. Make sure your name is posted. en-us 2019-04-09 14:03:30 UTC 2020-11-10 04:37:04 UTC hello@padlet.com emmaswea6594 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883582637 For all of the questions we were able to compare, the results were similar even though the age groups were different. We can also see that people are now relying more on social media for news and information which can be both good and bad. Both young people and old people use social media for news. Younger people tend to use social medias like Instagram, Tiktok, and Snapchat, while older people tend to use Facebook. I have noticed when using all of these platforms that most of them tend to post information that is more left leaning, but the older generations that use these platforms tend to be more right leaning. Because of social media bringing more awareness to certain subjects, younger generations have become more left-leaning which will definitely impact future elections. ]]> 2020-11-02 18:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883582637 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883585691 Media apps are basically things we scroll through in our past time and we like seeing things we like or agree with. So if the media can pick up on our political views it is most likely going to share posts and stories in our feed that agree with our political views. But when you are only seeing one side of the story it's really just biased. I think the older generation probably would rather look at the news then look at social media platforms but news networks are also definitely bias. ]]> 2020-11-02 18:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883585691 arabstew1194 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883587335 The results were pretty similar between our results and the other. This shows how media is important to every age group and people are relying on it more. Media is important in politics because it is a very big source of news for a lot of people.]]> 2020-11-02 18:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883587335 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883601201 The results from both studies had many similarities even though we were comparing to different age groups. As of most recently, older age groups have started relying more on social media for news along with the younger generations. With more of our population using social media to obtain news, it is important that we do not stay in own little algorithm formulated "bubble," and learn to find different sources.]]> 2020-11-02 18:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883601201 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883601385 As I was looking at the different posts, honestly they all still seemed bias in that they all seemed to be favoring the democratic party. I do see what they were trying to get across but I don't personally think they did it very well. But they were trying to show how bias posts can be on social media and how you don't see the full story from one post. It can impact us by basically making us think whatever it wants to.]]> 2020-11-02 18:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883601385 emmaswea6594 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883616230 While looking through the different sides of information under the topic of Trump, I found that the conservative side tended to talk more about the "issues" with the people who are against Trump. The conservative sources focus on the past death threats sent to the president. The liberal side tended to talk about the issues with president Trump and controversial things he has done in his past. The conservative side takes the hatred for the president as something that is surprising when it is a thing that goes on no matter who the president is. The liberal side looks over these incidents. Both sides did not give the full picture of the stories which makes it hard to form an opinion. ]]> 2020-11-02 18:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883616230 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883617744 I personally feel like media should be more of an outlet for non bias events that our taking place in both parties. But at the same time I also don't really think that social media platforms should really have any place in the election I think social media should just be about cooking or other hobbies people enjoy and not so much political views. I jut think this makes sense and that people should be getting political information from a different better credited source.]]> 2020-11-02 18:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883617744 arabstew1194 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883626547 Media should be an unbiased way for people to get their news about candidates and other politics. So many people rely on social media to get their news that it can greatly sway people's views if it was biased. If the new people get is unbiased they can form their own opinions and not be swayed by other people.]]> 2020-11-02 18:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883626547 emmaswea6594 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883637683 Media should be supplying the facts and information in an unbiased way so that voters can form a proper and well-educated opinion on the candidates. When media is bias it can sway people one way or another. Sometimes people will only look at one side of a story and take that as the truth. This can be dangerous as it can lead us to missing important information. ]]> 2020-11-02 18:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883637683 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883638168 When looking at the differences between information under the "Trump" tag, one major difference that I can see is the type of information each party is presenting. The liberal side shows mostly information about President Trump himself, while the conservative side presents information about other people and they are being related to the President in some way. This shows the "bubble" by how they are picking and choosing what the put out. As a whole, the "bubble" can definitley limit our intake of information that we could use to formulate ideas/opinons.]]> 2020-11-02 18:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883638168 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883650903 The media has a multitude of responsibilities. I think the media should present information about elections. Obviously. However, I think that the opinion that they express is important as well. It does influence and impact lots of people, however it could help a group, or a single person, decide what is better for everyone. Because, without the perspective of someone else, people look out for themselves only. You wouldn't think about how a candidates policies would affect someone else, you would want to know how it's going to hurt/help you. As long as the source is being ethical and is presenting facts, they should be able to share their point of view. They should have specific articles containing facts, and some that are leaning a certain way. So that people have perspectives to compare. ]]> 2020-11-02 18:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883650903 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883660670 Obviously, the media should inform people with valuable information. That information, being biased, could definitley sway voters one way or the other. For voters to be able to use their own sense and formulate their own opinions on candidates, media sources should be as strictly non-biased as possible. ]]> 2020-11-02 19:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883660670 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883662698 The results from the different studies are similar. We can see that most people go to social media to find out news because we can get both the good and bad facts. Older generations use platforms like Facebook while younger generations use Instagram. ]]> 2020-11-02 19:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883662698 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883697796 These results show that many people get their news from the same place. Many people find their news on social media, which not always the most accurent or unbiased source. This leads me to beleive that a large majority of people in the US are incorectly informed with news that might not be true. What is most important, is that individuals check their sources for accuracy. New in social media, has a way of always showing you what you like or agree with. So if you are young and have sertain views, we will only see what you agree with and the same thing applie to older people too. So News has a tremendous role in who you vote for, and the outcome of the elections]]> 2020-11-02 19:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883697796 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883700452 While reading the Trump side people tend to talk more about the issues against him. While another side talked about threats. Both of the different sides stated their bias on what they thought about president Trump.]]> 2020-11-02 19:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883700452 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883707441 The results were similar from the studies. Most people get their information from using social media its just that generations use different platforms to get that information.]]> 2020-11-02 19:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883707441 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883724271 The role of media should be to give people unbiased information and not just twist words to get the other side to look bad. The childish actions politicians take today are a joke. It should inform the reader not give their own side of the news they give. This creates a fair election and not just one side trash talking the other. ]]> 2020-11-02 19:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883724271 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883725056 When people are bias it almost pulls the readers attention to one side of the facts even though not all of the facts are stated. The media some times can control people mind by pulling their bias a certain way cause they are getting the positive facts and not all of the negatives. ]]> 2020-11-02 19:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883725056 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883726910 You can see that each side has articles that only support what they beleive. You won't find news stories that oppose their beleifs or opinions. This means that if you only look at news that supports the democratic party, you will never see the positive aspects of the republican side. This causes the issue that people lack the ability to see other peoples point of view. ]]> 2020-11-02 19:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883726910 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883734543 When looking for the other sides of the tag the liberal side shows the controversial side of what the president does. The other side shows how the other side makes fun of the president and what he does. This creates the "bubble" where it bounces the ideas back and forth. They pick what to put in and what to leave out.]]> 2020-11-02 19:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883734543 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883742198 I think the media has a huge role in the elections. The media is where individuals find their information about the candidates. If new is biased or "fake" than the people of the US can't trust their information about the candidates. People will not be able to make a good choise if their news sources are not accurate. ]]> 2020-11-02 19:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/883742198 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884272764 The results are similar. Many people get their news from social media. The news is important when we think about politics and election because it's what gets people deciding who they want to vote for.]]> 2020-11-02 22:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884272764 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884279958 The red feed seemed to talk about Trump and it's seemes to be againt Trump. The other side also seems to be about Trump but only about what other people think. This illustrates the "bubble" by choosing things from both sides. ]]> 2020-11-02 22:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884279958 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884280170 The media should give true and unbiased information because people need to know who they are exactly voting for. There needs to be unbaised information so people can see what things are truly like and to understand what is really "going on".]]> 2020-11-02 22:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884280170 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884766852 I noticed something about the media when examining the red and blue sources. the media with our 2 parties or sides (red and blue) are very very similar to a fencing match. each side is paying close attention to where they could move on the other side with out risking something of their own but they always put their best foot forward. even though that doesn't really affect us but this does mean the media is focusing more on the other side than their readers. I think that this may cause some confusion or maybe hyper aggression towards one side or the other while older people be more fixed one one media provider because they have had more time to hear both sides    ]]> 2020-11-03 02:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884766852 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884973447 2020-11-03 04:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884973447 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884978401 I think that the media's affect on the current election is good more people are voting and that is exactly what it should do encourage people to vote but the media should also provide their audience with true information. I think in the past and even currently social media sources have made it not harder but less encouraging to vote when sources say "don't vote for him/her" but what people really see is "don't vote". so I think that right now the media is doing a good  job of supporting the election by telling people to vote but we need to be better about the whole fake news stuff which is hard to understand ]]> 2020-11-03 04:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/884978401 mikatrou5113 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/886267566 The media should put out unbiased news about the election so that people know exactly who they are voting for. If the media doesn't inform its audience correctly then it can cause misinformation to spread and the wrong candidate to be voted for. They also need to focus more on truth and less on their opinions of a candidate. ]]> 2020-11-03 14:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/886267566 mikatrou5113 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/886316106 The results are very similar and it shows how much we have grown throughout the years. Most people use social media as a news source which isn't always one hundred percent true. However, news is very important when it comes to politics and elections because news is what sways peoples votes. ]]> 2020-11-03 14:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/886316106 mikatrou5113 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/886328964 By looking at just the titles you are able to tell which side supports Trump and which doesn't. The blue side brings light to Trumps mistakes and things he may have said that could cause controversies while the red side focuses on what good he has done. Because of this back and forth of opposite truths it may be hard for some people to see which are true and false. The impact is that one false article about something Trump has done can change a persons whole perspective on him which can have a bad ending. Since these articles are very biased it could be hard for us to form our own opinions of him and instead just believe whatever is posted. ]]> 2020-11-03 14:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/886328964 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/887614451 We can tell that media, no matter where it comes from, is important. In the US we can tell that most likely, younger people think that media depicts the democracy well, while older people may not. We could infer that since younger people are more likely well versed in social media, that they'll be more apt to get information from it. They might also check more sources since they have easier access. Since older people may not be so well versed, they could just stick with the same paper as always, never getting a new perspective or opinion. This is important when it comes to politics and elections because it shows who could be making a more educated decision when electing someone. ]]> 2020-11-03 19:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/887614451 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/887636517 This source really shows who the article is catering to. Another thing that I noticed is how the conservative side is more likely to specifically blame or call someone out. The liberal side seems to offer the accused a chance to explain. This explains why we have these bubble chambers online. Because when you read something, and you like the article, you'll probably look for something that is similar. And with headlines that catch your attention, you can easily fall down that rabbit-hole. These bubbles can have both positive and negative effects. Negative because they can keep people from realizing another perspective and respecting that. Positive because it allows people to have discussions with others who care about topics in the same way. Individually, it's worse because we would never hear anything outside of the screen. But as a whole, it can bring us together with a common issue/cause. Whether that be a good or bad cause. ]]> 2020-11-03 19:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/887636517 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888252982 From this information I can see that younger generations get their information from different sources than older generations do. Younger generations tend to use apps such as Instagram and Tik Tok , while older generations use other platforms like Facebook for their news. This greatly influences what these two different groups of people see in the news and could have an impact in politics and our communities in the future.]]> 2020-11-04 00:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888252982 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888265641 Both sides are highlighting issues that are related to the president; however, they are most certainly taking it in two different directions. The Blue side is shouting into the echo chamber about Trumps negative impact while in office, and his past mistakes. On the other hand the Red side is also shouting into the echo chamber, but they have more of a positive approach to Trump. They try to save his image by making him appear to be the victim, for example this bubble contains articles about how Trump has received hate mail and a couple of death threats. If we get stuck in either one of these echo chambers we can lose sight of whats real and whats not, and close ourselves off to new ideas and opportunities.]]> 2020-11-04 00:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888265641 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888294089 The media's role in elections and politics should be to provide a civil platform of facts. So that way the people can form their own opinions and beliefs without being influenced by biased media and misinformation. The media should also not be putting out bandwagon that downplays an opponent, because most of the time those advertisements only contain half truths and lots of misinformation. ]]> 2020-11-04 00:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888294089 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888411893 After reading some of this information, I believe that all people find their news/media in different ways. The way people find their news may depend on age and political stance. Younger people find their information mostly through social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter while older people tend to find their information mostly through the newspaper and television. This is important because the avenue people use to find the news may influence their opinions and decisions (because of the bias in the information they find, if there is bias).]]> 2020-11-04 02:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888411893 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888412506 When looking through this source (especially the healthcare subject,) I noticed that the Blue Feed showed more posts trying to influence the country to listen to one another and hear each other while the Red Feed showed more posts trying to call certain members of the opposing side out. As people share their posts, they may see posts that show them exactly what they posted about/what they want to see. This constant wave of like-minded information reinforces a person’s view on a certain topic, which may lead them not to look at any opposing thoughts or views. This bubble divides individuals because if you only see certain topics one way, you will be less likely to have an open-minded discussion about said topic with people with different opinions.]]> 2020-11-04 02:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888412506 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888412971 I believe that the media’s role should be to simply relay information/facts instead of biased opinions. This method will allow people to make up their own minds and create their own opinions about certain topics. If the media continues to be biased, people will begin to have implicit bias because of the place they get their information. For example: people who just look at Fox News, will most likely start to agree with the Fox News’ stance in politics (etc.) because they only look at that one source. Overall, the media’s role in elections and politics should be purely factual, showing as little bias as possible so people can decide their opinions themselves.]]> 2020-11-04 02:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/888412971 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/902265455 I think that the medias role in elections and politics is very important. It is where most people get their information and it is a good way to share it. So, I think the role of the media in elections should be providing unbiased facts and information on politics which in turn allows the readers to form their own ideas and opinions. The media should just be a place for people to get informed without being affected by any untrue biases.]]> 2020-11-08 22:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/902265455 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/904926932 I would say the conclusions we can draw from this information are that people tend to think in similar ways about things like the media in politics and that at least most think the media is important in politics. This tells us that the media is in fact important in the US and most are starting to rely on it however, most also believe the media may not be supporting politics well. From what we can see about the ways younger and older generations use social media to get the news is that the younger generations usually tend to use social media more often and as both a learning and sharing platform. I also think younger generations tend to be more open-minded while on social media and may be open to more ideas or opinions of others while the older generations tend to stick with what they know for a longer period of time that can sometimes be outdated. With this in mind in politics and elections, I think the younger generation is more likely to use social media as more of an informative place and may even be swayed to a different side or opinion.]]> 2020-11-09 16:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/904926932 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905139353 Differences in the headlines from each side are for one that it seems like one side is more likely to try and argue what the other side believes and try to defend or praise their people while also putting down the other side and people of that side. From what I can see of the other side, they are trying to counter those attacks from what the other side is saying while also trying to defend themselves and their beliefs. Each side's posts seem to correlate with the rest of that side's beliefs. You don't see many opposing beliefs from the same side and you don't really see the same side disagreeing with each other. Each side is also more likely to put down the other opposing side. This shows the echo chamber as the two sides are only getting news or feed that align with what they believe and are less likely to see something opposing their ideas which in turn may leave them close-minded when not being exposed to those opposing beliefs. If one side happened to be wrong and there was no one that didn't agree with them because of the bubble effect, it makes it harder for them to not only see and notice those mistakes but also to own up to them and learn from them.]]> 2020-11-09 17:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905139353 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905425218 After looking over the information it can be clearly seen that different groups of people get their news in different ways. Younger people seem to use Instagram or TikTok while older people frequently get news from things like Facebook. Its important to know this because different sources of news may have a biased stance on topics and present their information in a different way. Its important to think about how often older people have their own mindset and less open to change than younger people. This plays a big factor when thinking about where people get there news from which can determine their vote at times.]]> 2020-11-09 18:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905425218 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905468823 Each side definitely seem to have their own opinion and can twist the same information to support them. Different topics have the different sides attacking and defending what they think is right. By having a one sided feed, it sways people to believe whatever they see. It is supporting the mindset that if multiple posts are saying this, its probably true. This kind of echo chamber that can spread false information and hate can tear our society apart. As individuals, it can majorly impact how we see the world as well as making it more difficult to be open minded.]]> 2020-11-09 18:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905468823 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905494805 The medias role is very important in elections and should be simply providing and relaying information on things that happen objectively. It is very difficult to find sources like that anymore. By objectively presenting information it allows the viewers to choose for themselves what they think about it. By having the echo chamber, the news is basically making the choice for you. Often the idea it is spreading is attacking another groups idea and splitting society apart. We live in a difficult world and we don't need something like that to make it any harder.]]> 2020-11-09 18:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/905494805 broovond5872 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/906997897 The conclusions I can draw from this information is that all people obtain their news in different ways. This tells us that news in the US is very important and the way that we obtain this news can affect how we comprehend it. Young people can obtain news from social media which allows them to alter what news they see based on what their views are and it also allows them to interact with the news and be able to express their opinions easily. Older people normally obtain their news through newspaper which is not altered to only view their opinions and shows them a possible opposing side's view on a story. This is important when we think about politics and elections because people who use social media instead of print for their source of news are often able to be more up-to-date on what's going on and the results. ]]> 2020-11-10 04:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/906997897 broovond5872 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/907012539 The different sides change the information or slightly alter it in order to make the information fit with their opinions. This illustrates the "bubble" that makes up most of our social media outlets because even though they are providing the same information, they are opinionating the facts so you'll think that one side is correct and when you hear the information from the other side you'll get confused and ignore those facts. This can impact us by making us very biased towards one side because we believe that they are the ones with the facts and ignore the other. ]]> 2020-11-10 04:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/907012539 broovond5872 https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/907032036 The media's role in elections and politics should be to provide the facts instead of trying the please a certain group of people. They should do this because then you won't have to worry about only getting some of the facts and missing out on others. This will also help keep you from being biased because you won't get any opinionated facts that force you to believe that they are the true facts. You'll get to be exposed to all sides of the story and see everyone's views instead of being isolated to your own beliefs and oblivious of other opinions.]]> 2020-11-10 04:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/remartin/885npntce890/wish/907032036