Stories From The Heart

A blog to explain my thought process, explain my photos, and talk about the things that influence my art.

Misinformation Policies for Two Social Giants
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Misinformation Policies for Two Social Giants

Through the rules and policies a given platform has on misinformation, they set the baseline for what information can be posted and spread. These policies are, by their nature, not always perfect, but should be clear and effective enough to identify and get rid of any information that is deliberately trying to harm in some fashion.

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Becoming a Better Fact Checker
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Becoming a Better Fact Checker

Learning to fact-check any and all claims across the internet has become an increasingly valuable skill. When it's become so easy to make a “professional” news site, even as just a single person, any and all claims we see should be met with skepticism.

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Education on Disinformation
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Education on Disinformation

For this blog post, I looked at two different disinformation education-related websites. Rumor Guard and Breaking Harmony Square. These two websites aim to provide resources and information to help viewers learn and better understand disinformation techniques people and organizations use across the internet, especially on social media.

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My Average Daily Media Consumption
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My Average Daily Media Consumption

For this blog post, I was tasked by my Misinformation and Society class to keep track of and reflect on my media consumption for a day with a focus on the information presented, and its credibility.

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Stories From The Heart
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Stories From The Heart

I don’t like to call myself a storyteller; it implies that either I am the author or that I have a heavy hand in how a story is told. Neither of these options is what I was taught my job is as a journalist, combat documenter, or just a photographer and videographer.

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