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Journal #6: Power of the Internet


This assignment talks about how information is transmitted and how we find it on social media.
1.     Where did you first see it?
I saw this on my personal Twitter page under #TheBachelor which was trending on Twitter.

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2.     Who (or what) brought it to your attention?
I saw it on Twitter and scrolling through #TheBachelor after the episode completed last night. One of the final contestants, viewed as extremely unpopular, had her arrest record posted on Twitter.

3.     Who created it?
A Twitter account called @mckennaalexxis that was created in December 2019.  She retweeted a number of Bachelor memes from various accounts, however, her first tweet was on February 17th, 2020. 

4.     Trace the timeline, compiling links from the originating content to your eyeballs (and where you shared it, if applicable).

1)   First account: @mckennaalexxis 
2)   Using #TheBachelor
3)   Saw the tweet after the 2/17 episode .
4)   Sent it to a friend on Twitter through direct messaging.

5.     Would you share this?  Why or why not?
No, because my followers don’t watch the Bachelor and wouldn’t care about this news. However, I was a little skeptical because the account only has 8 followers and hasn’t created their own tweet since the origination of the account in December 2019.
6.     But you really, really want to share this post.  What can you do?
I would fact check the tweet and do my own research so I’m not propagating fake news. I would also make sure that this is the correct person.








1.     Where did you first see it?

I first saw this on Twitter.

2.     Who (or what) brought it to your attention?

My co-host saw this on Twitter and sent it through my Twitter direct messages.

3.     Who created it?
USA Today was founded in 1982 that is distributed daily throughout the United States. USA Today often is viewed as a “pop culture” featured newspaper with politics, opinion, sports and pop culture. USA Today columnist Nancy Armour wrote this article. Here is the link to the article. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2020/02/10/mike-bolsinger-sues-houston-astros-says-cheating-changed-his-career/4712164002/

4.     Trace the timeline, compiling links from the originating content to your eyeballs (and where you shared it, if applicable).
1)   Published on USA Today Website
2)   Tweeted from Nancy Armour’s Twitter account, the author of the tweet.
3)   My friend sent it to me to my Twitter DMs.

5.     Would you share this?  Why or why not?

I would share this, because it came from a reputable source in a reputable newspaper. I would have to read the article over first.



6.     But you really, really want to share this post.  What can you do?

I would send it to my friends and see what they think. Additionally, I would review it again and sleep on it to see if it’s really worth sharing. 


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