Topic > The Influence of Social Media - 760

Social media has become very popular thanks to various social networking sites, blogs, and video sites, including podcasts. However, social media sites run by a particular group or person cannot help but be biased and we all know it. There are some who pay a particular domain or site to say or run their offers and this is a normal part of social media. With the use of social media, we can also gather a lot of information considering that this information comes from different groups of people based on their background, their point of view and their cultural differences. Today social media with all the numerous social networks is very popular. With blog sites, videos and networking sites you can see that social networks are the most important thing. Social mediaHal Sparks is an example of a popular podcast known for its diverse topics and the way it approaches them. His favorite topic is hypocrisy in government and how the government tries to use its power over social media and control it. Hal always talks about privacy on the Internet and how the Internet can affect someone's life and why the government cares about it or does something to protect the privacy of Internet users. One of the reasons why Hal claims to be controlled by the government is because the way politicians try to do their bidding with different corporations backing them. Then it is the companies that post or advertise on social media for these politicians. Through social media, some politicians can now also tell their stories about how they do their jobs, such as solving a crime, through public broadcasts that have heavily influenced the public. Hal's views are actually great, but I guess it's too personal. ..... half of the paper ...... I will look for past issues of a newspaper. NPR also covers a lot of news and stories as it has contributors from all over the world, so there is news about different places and countries around the world. Internet sources are becoming an excellent source for research and educational purposes. Among the main reasons for this are the easy access it provides, the different perspectives you can get on a certain topic, and the different concepts about it, all in one document. This is especially important to me as I am gathering information to write my article. There are also several links and videos I can use to make my search easier. This is more than I can get if I use the old-time encyclopedia. Also, with the Internet, there are always new sources available that I can use and I can check my sources from the old one to the new one.