How does political activity and ideology influence selective avoidance on social media? How do individuals avoid political content, and does the platform confirm a bias? Social media has transformed the media landscape, offering users greater control over the information they consume; it is a high-choice information environment. Qinfeng Zhu (2021) identifies that our weak-tie connections … Continue reading Political Unfriending
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W5: My Project Pitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NhMSGRfS08&ab_channel=PhoebeCarden My project pitch video encompasses my media niche, coffee. Online coffee culture is diverse in its content, media platforms and also how the community defines itself. This creates a spectrum of content for any interested viewer; however, it also opens the floor for discussion on what defines 'coffee'. In my autoethnographic research, I will … Continue reading W5: My Project Pitch
W4: research and ethics
My research When I first begun my research for this topic I thought it important to looking into the history of coffee, which lead me to the notion of first wave, second wave and third wave consumption of coffee globally. This is something I've touched on with previous blogs but the general idea is that … Continue reading W4: research and ethics
W1: my love for coffee
To be honest, I’ve really struggled to settle on my media niche and I’ve seen others saying this on Twitter, Discord or even in their blog posts. But, for some reason others seemed to be struggling more with choosing just one of their interests , whereas, I was facing a predicament where I just wasn’t … Continue reading W1: my love for coffee
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