Media ethics
- Hi guys! Welcome back to my blog, today I will discuss my thoughts on how on how the medium is the message by Folding ideas, the Cambridge analytic scandal explained by The guardian, how dark patterns trick you online byNerdwriter1.
-How medium is the message:
- Medium is the message relies on the extension of ourselves, the fundamental scale is dictated by the shape of the medium.
- This begs the question, does it related to media ethics? In my opinion, yes it does. The way our literature is used online is limited such as Twitter when making a tweet there's a limit on how many words you can do which changes how peoples usage on language can impact the media bringing sensitivity into the conclusion. The way we communicate is "the medium changes the fundamental scale" as over time we begin to not go to social events, the way we navigate day by day is all down to the medium defining our judgements.
- In conclusion, Media ethics relates to the medium is the message as its the fundamental scale that changes our interactions.
- The Cambridge Analytica scandal explained:
- The Cambridge Analytica scandal surrounds the usage of online users date to change the mass behaviour.
- Christopher Wylie exposes Alexander Nix of how apps like Facebook have special permission to extract data. This data can go as far as into your friends list and further expose more online users data.
- The "special permission" is seen as a "full service propaganda machine" by Christopher Wylie in which I agree with.
- Does this relate to Media ethics to me personally? yes but it conflicts with one of the aspects of media ethics such as autonomy. The use of freedom is limited but data is being harvested without an acknowledgment of the user. The use of propaganda is a major effect out of this in which results in media ethics to provide some form of view.
- In conclusion The Cambridge Analytica scandal does relate to media ethics by propaganda but follows suit of going against the autonomy.
- How the dark patterns trick you online:
- Dark patterns is used in every website to guide the user into something they might not want to go.
- An example would be Amazon. Amazon is one of the giant masses of online shopping in which to use you need to make or log in to an account. The reason I'm mentioning this as to deactivate the account you need to go through loop holes of ui interfaces which is purposely designed to lead you off of where you want to go to then enforced it by an Amazon associate that they are the only ones that can deactivate your account.
- Colour in websites is a tactic to lead you where they want you to go for example, a game says start in blue and going through a game its always blue then change the title of start to buy but still in blue it will not phase the user to press buy as its blue which brings me back to the start blue. Its a way to blind the user to get money or data on the user.
- Does this relate to media ethics? yes as it deals with an image or text that goes against the user for more information on that user
- Conclusion overall:
- In my conclusion, all sources listed are in fact are related to media ethics in all in my own thoughts.
- REFERNCES/ LINKS SOURCES
- Photo 1- https://virtualenvironmentsmodule.com/2015/03/22/class-8-is-the-medium-the-message/
- Photo 3- https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-social-media-privacy-dark-patterns/
- YouTube source 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OseOb_wBsi4
- YouTube source 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91nvbJSmS4
- YouTube source 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxkrdLI6e6M&t=1s
Feedback - Ciara Fox
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your blog post my initial thoughts are it is a well written blog with plenty of content and information. I like how you divided the blog post into smaller paragraphs and included picture throughout the post. This made it easier to digest the information. Including more images throughout a post is something I will incorporate in my own blogs in the future. It was also good to see the use of referencing at the end of your post.
However, some pointers I could give to help improve your blog post is expand more on your opinions. Also maybe including the use of ‘In-Text-Citations’ to help show the reader where you got the information from.
One question I have after reading your blog is What is Propaganda? Maybe explain in simple terms what propaganda is before going in to detail around it.
Overall I thought this was a great blog which I learned a lot from.
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ReplyDeleteI like how the blog is structured. It’s very easy to read and I like that you have split each section down to the three videos at hand. All sections seem well researched and
well thought and read very clearly. You can tell from reading that you have pre planned your approach to the blog and that you have thought of your points you want to make throughout the blog. I really like the use of images also in the blog and they add to the blog well.
My what if is what if you gave more of an opinion on the topic of media ethics as well as the facts from the video. I feel this would make your blog a bit more rounded and interesting.