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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
== Chapter 1: Online Culture, Memes and Social Media == | == Chapter 1: Online Culture, Memes and Social Media == | ||
=== Online Journalism === | Chapter 1 is dedicated to defining the concepts I want to talk about in the later chapters. Since I a lot of my focus will be on social networking, I want to explore related topics within the time period where social networking became relevant, for the purpose of my thesis I want to look at a time period from early 2000s to today. First two sub chapters are dedicated to defining distinct models of websites, ones that provide the content to an audience and others that allow audience to post their own content. The last two sub chapters are about communities and content they create. | ||
=== Online Journalism and Mass Media === | |||
=== Forums, Social Media, User Generated Content === | === Forums, Social Media, User Generated Content === | ||
=== Online Pop Culture === | === Online Pop Culture === | ||
=== Online Politics === | === Online Politics === | ||
== Chapter 2: Viral Advertising and Propaganda == | == Chapter 2: Viral Advertising and Propaganda == | ||
=== | In this chapter I want to explore content that is created with the purpose of going viral. In the chapter radicalization, I want to look into things like youtube radicalization. | ||
=== Advertising and Social Media === | |||
=== Social Media as a Propaganda Tool === | === Social Media as a Propaganda Tool === | ||
=== Radicalization === | === Radicalization === | ||
== Chapter 3: Misinformation and Online Trolling == | == Chapter 3: Misinformation and Online Trolling == | ||
After exploring radicalization via social media and recommendation alghoritms, in chapter 3 I want to explore misinformation (and people who create it), outrage, online toxicity and how dangerous ideologies and conspiracy theories gain traction online. | |||
=== Trolls === | |||
=== Reactionary Content and the People Behind It === | === Reactionary Content and the People Behind It === | ||
=== Online Reactionary Movements === | === Online Reactionary Movements === | ||
== Chapter 4: Silver Lining == | == Chapter 4: Silver Lining == | ||
Chapter 4 is about the things we can do to amplify voices of people who dedicate themselves to justice and equality. I want to study the ways people organize and build communities online, and I want to explore viral content as a potential tool for effective communication. | |||
=== Fact Checking === | === Fact Checking === | ||
=== Online Activism === | === Online Activism === | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 12 November 2020
Introduction
Chapter 1: Online Culture, Memes and Social Media
Chapter 1 is dedicated to defining the concepts I want to talk about in the later chapters. Since I a lot of my focus will be on social networking, I want to explore related topics within the time period where social networking became relevant, for the purpose of my thesis I want to look at a time period from early 2000s to today. First two sub chapters are dedicated to defining distinct models of websites, ones that provide the content to an audience and others that allow audience to post their own content. The last two sub chapters are about communities and content they create.
Online Journalism and Mass Media
Forums, Social Media, User Generated Content
Online Pop Culture
Online Politics
Chapter 2: Viral Advertising and Propaganda
In this chapter I want to explore content that is created with the purpose of going viral. In the chapter radicalization, I want to look into things like youtube radicalization.
Advertising and Social Media
Social Media as a Propaganda Tool
Radicalization
Chapter 3: Misinformation and Online Trolling
After exploring radicalization via social media and recommendation alghoritms, in chapter 3 I want to explore misinformation (and people who create it), outrage, online toxicity and how dangerous ideologies and conspiracy theories gain traction online.
Trolls
Reactionary Content and the People Behind It
Online Reactionary Movements
Chapter 4: Silver Lining
Chapter 4 is about the things we can do to amplify voices of people who dedicate themselves to justice and equality. I want to study the ways people organize and build communities online, and I want to explore viral content as a potential tool for effective communication.