social media usage in communication

racism

is a form of discrimination against a person or persons of a different race.

sexism

refers to the prejudice and discrimination based on sex or gender.

class discrimination

a form of prejudice against a person or people because of their social class.

ageism

a form of discrimination against other people because of their age, or assuming that older people are less physically, intellectually, or emotionally able than other age groups.

communication, cause support, competitive, communication research, connecting others, client service, community service

7C's of Social Media Usage

presence, sharing, identity, relationships, conversation, groups, reputation

functions of social media

misinformation

is false, inaccurate, or misleading information, but the person sharing it believes it to be true and has no malicious intent.

Disinformation

is false or misleading information that is deliberately designed, created, and spread to deceive, manipulate, or cause harm.

Malinformation

is based on reality—it is factually accurate or contains elements of truth—but it is used out of context to harm a person, organization, or country.

satire or parody, false connection, misleading content, false context, imposter content, fabricated content, manipulated content

7 Types of Information Disorder

fact checking

Check if a claim is true or false (after it spreads)

verification

Check if something is real before sharing it

debunking

Explain why something is fake

account analysis, reverse image search, youtube data viewer

Basic Tools and Techniques for Source And Content Verification