Write a short research paper addressing how media and social media depict Woman (female gender). I would like to talk about how social media underestimate and devalue women while they should be treated fairly as men
Start with a search for information on how both the media (news, print journalism, advertising) and social media influences prejudice, racism, and oppression. You should use the Library Database for a formal academic journal, and then support your research with general online articles and reviews from popular publications, such as magazines, journals, or other formal “news” sources. You want to select one from each “side” of the media perspectives shown on “All Sides” along with a neutral source.
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratingsLinks to an external site.
Do not use Wikipedia for your supporting information.
Write a unified essay addressing the following:
- How do messages and information in the media, including social media influence racism and oppression?
- What articles tend to be the most biased?
- How are the oppressed groups described?
- What kind of language is used to describe ethnic minorities, women, sexual identities, and other oppressed groups?
- What images are associated with the message and headlines?
- What kind of messages do you see on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms? Include information from posts, and comments to those posts.
- If you do not participate, you can explore these sites without an account by searching for a “topic” and a “platform” by name.
- Perform a search related to a course topic and social media and report your results.
- What trends do you see?
- Discuss the use of sensationalism and clickbaitLinks to an external site., as well as social media algorithms, and their influences on users of social media and online media.
- What new information have you learned about how oppressed groups are described through the media and represented on social media?