Hashtagging the Debate

               

Hashtagging The Debate

               While I only had a short amount of time to view the debate, I kept up with social media and what my friends were saying and sharing on Facebook. I was quite surprised by the equal sides taken with Trump and Clinton. I personally thought they'd be more for Clinton. One thing that I unfortunately expected, was the number of uneducated and vague posts. Now, I know most of the friends I have on Facebook and it's nothing new that I see posts on topics that relate to "Clinton is the worst because all of the stuff she did." Well... that's hard to engage discussion with and leaves me wondering if you really know why "she's the worst." Social media, for me, is definitely one of the most frustrating tools to use for discussing opinionated conversations about important topics or events. 

              It's common for someone to see a video or picture of something that the media altered and just be so quick to believe it. It is SOO sad that we live in a world where many will believe anything on the internet without factual research. For example, a video that went viral on my newsfeed of Clinton shaking hands with Lester Holt and Trump just walking away. Everyone was outraged about Trump's ignorance... well, if they had watched the debate or did further research, they'd see the whole video where Trump goes back and shakes Holt's hand after all. This is just one example of many media altered videos/articles/etc. 

               To conclude, it was very entertaining to follow social media during the debate to see what topic stirred the social media world up and honestly to see the different friendships lost over such discussions. ;)

Well Informed #1

Well Informed

Law Enforcement and Racism

                   Racism and law enforcement have a very complicated relationship. It's even complicated to discuss with one another without some level of argument or disagreement. While researching, I've come across numerous stories of cop brutality to young black men particularly. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and many more were victims of violent acts from police officers. None of these officers faced indictment, leading to utter outrage from the public. 

           An article in Journalist's Resource states that surveys from Latino/African Americans suggest that confidence in law enforcement is relatively low, meaning they're more likely to use sudden excessive force. Law enforcement defensively states their numerous efforts to control and stop the issue by "community policing." They also stated that they are in an extremely dangerous line of work and have seen terrible outcomes from restraining to use their firearm under extensive amounts of stress. 

                  While I agree and understand that police officers are in a hazardous line of work, and yes, they have an oppressive amount of homicides. I can't help but think that they chose this line of work. They swore to serve and protect no matter what the cost. I am completely dumbfounded that proper sensitivity training is not being enforced on all police officers. This would lead to far more positive outcomes. After the horrific Dallas shooting, the Dallas Police Force took to de-escalation policing. Just after three years they went from 74,000 arrests to 61,000 and from 147 excessive force complaints to only 53. This training is vital for safer communities for our law enforcement, and their citizens. 

On The Media #1

On The Media 

Never Again, Again

             This episode caught my attention because I have a soft spot for this subject. Can you imagine living in fear and being targeted/hated just because of the person you love? The episode is on the subject of the horrific Orlando shooting. They talk with a gay Muslim writer.

             There was talk of the killer being gay himself. So how could this malicious killer do this? Could self hate push him to kill? In the Muslim community, being gay is considered "impossible." Associate editor of The Village Voice wrote about himself being in a position of "double jeopardy," a gay Muslim. He spoke out in a tweet to defend himself and immediately got some backlash. Whether it was other Muslims saying there's no way he could be gay or some saying he should "go home and be be-headed." He talks about how he feels uncomfortable being Muslim after 9/11 tragedy took place. When he came out on Twitter, he wanted to make himself visible and get people to stop and think that it's awful this happened but now homosexual Muslims are finding one another and they are talking and figuring out how to go forward.

                 Saying this was just another terrorist attack on Americans infuriated me. The LGBT community have been the biggest target for hate crimes. LGBT are the number one murdered minority in the country. The sole fact that the LGBT community and gay history aren't taught in schools in my opinion is a huge contribution to these hate crimes. Another enormous contribution is religion. Most religions condemn homosexuality of any type, learning this at a young age will only mold your mind that this IS a sin. To me, that is absolutely disheartening. 
                The media shows us these killings for the first time recently and it forces the viewers to assume this is the first time these homophobia attacks are happening. UpStairs Lounge, New Orleans in 1973, Backstreet Cafe Roanoke, Virginia in 2000, Central Station in Moscow, 2014 to just name a few of LGBT targeted killings. This extreme terrorism needs to be recognized as a threat to individual freedom.

Facebook Campaign

Facebook Campaign

          Nearly 75 million people will participate in Fantasy Football this year. I've noticed there aren't any pages focusing on local Fantasy Football participants. So my goal is to generate 'likes' and activity on my page to bring the community together and to discuss the topic, give advice, and entertain the followers by posting polls, updates on stats, and the latest news.

https://www.facebook.com/whereyourfantasycomestrue/

Personas

1. Participants in Fantasy Football.
2. Participants seeking advice/feedback.
3. Anyone seeking football entertainment/news/stats.
4. Participants looking for someone to join their league.

Tactics

• I plan on cross promoting my Facebook page with Instagram to reach out to more people.
• Posting polls/statuses daily will help keep people involved and interested in the page.
• Asking the follower's opinions will get them to react easier than just posting news.
• Sharing exciting pictures from the games will keep it enticing.
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