Talk:Media activism

message: this is hardly more than a stub, needs a lot of work! --Bine maya 18:39, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  work to do

message: the following was on the top page, but it does not make much sense until it is supplemented by a range of examples from different parts of the political spectrum and of the globe. I'm putting it here for now;
" Some US media activists are especially critical of the American Broadcasting Company and John Stossel. 
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman on the Pacifica Radio network is a program that supports media activism. "
--Bine maya 19:04, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Examples of media activist practices, stub from top page

message: Hello all!
I intend to edit this section to include a globalized perspective through a youth vision and perspective,too. Below are the sources I am pulling from. The sources are regionally selected to be a cross-representation of the global community. Thanks!
Sources Intended for Use
Arab Spring Sources:
1. Khan, A. A. (2012). THE ROLE SOCIAL OF MEDIA AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN ARABS SPRING. Far East Journal Of Psychology & Business, 7(1), 56-63.
2. DeVriese, L. (2013). Paradox of Globalization: New Arab Publics? New Social Contract?. Perspectives On Global Development & Technology, 12(1/2), 114-134. doi:10.1163/15691497-12341246
3. Joseph S. SOCIAL MEDIA, POLITICAL CHANGE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. Boston College International & Comparative Law Review [serial online]. Winter2012 2012;35(1):145-188. Available from: Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 27, 2013.
Venezuelan Sources:
1."Venezuela | Freedom House."Freedom House. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2012/venezuela>.
2.Forero, Juan. "Venezuelan youth could decide if Chavez remains in power - Washington Post." Featured Articles From The Washington Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. <http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-09-30/world/35494643_1_henrique-capriles-manuel-rosales-venezuelans>.
3. Jessica Vitak, M.A., Paul Zube, M.A., Andrew Smock, MLS, Caleb T. Carr, M.A., Nicole Ellison, Ph.D., and Cliff Lampe, Ph.D. "It’s Complicated: Facebook Users’ Political Participation in the 2008 Election." CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIAL NETWORKING Volume 0, Number 0, 2010. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
4."Venezuela Facebook Statistics by Countries | Socialbakers." Social Media Marketing, Statistics & Monitoring Tools | Socialbakers. Social Bakers, n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. <http://www.socialbakers.com/facebook-statistics/venezuela>.
China Sources:
1.Wallis, Cara. "New Media Practices in China: Youth Patterns, Processes, and Politics." International Journal of Communication 5 (2011): 406-436. Print.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to working with this article! Jduden (talk)jduden  —Preceding undated comment added 17:01, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intention to edit for global perspective 

message: Hello,
Before adding my section on the downsides of media activism, I want to go through the article and improve upon the language - make sentences more clear, fix spelling and grammar mistakes, things of that nature. 
Nm1477 (talk) 18:38, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
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message: Hello, I'm planning on adding some more info on this page. The following is a list of resources that I'm planning to use. Please let me know if you have any thoughts in regards to the sources before I make edits and additions. Thanks!
Artistic citizenship : artistry, social responsibility, and ethical praxis 
An overview of the social responsibilities of artists and their attempts to be responsible citizens through various forms of art. Can be useful in terms of expanding the “forms of media activism” covered in the original Wikipedia article.
Global activism : art and conflict in the 21st century 
An exploration of protests and public displays through online social media, which can be very useful in terms of expanding the relationship between media and activism. This can be used to expand on the case studies examples presented in the media activism article.
Mediation and protest movements 
This resource a specific mention of media in the Philippines in regards to democracy, communication, and social movements. This will be useful to add more case studies in regards to media activism in various locales.
--Kuyachris (talk) 07:49, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography for Adding Info 

message: Hey y'all, I reorganized the list of case studies and created the "United States" sub-header in order create a more geographical classification of case studies. I also reorganized the list alphabetically.
--Kuyachris (talk) 00:12, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reorganized the Case Studies 

message: I was assigned to analyze and article for my Media Literacy class, here are a few bullet points.
*No bias seems to be evident in the reading, seems to serve solely as a manual as to what is media activism.
*More relevency is needed; reference current event; make more relatable
*Article seems to maintain neutrality but lacks detailing historic evidence and examples of the practice of media activism.
 Eboch (talk) 15:21, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Critique  

message: Another post for my Media Literacy course.
*The article has credible sources of various different publications. The sources seem to be of neutral standing solely looking at media as a tool for communication. There are no bias's to be found in this article, of the events reported it is on a factual basis not involving perspectives.
*Everything noted and referred to in this article is relevant to this article. Defining media activism in the first section, then explaining the various forms, followed by examples in current events. This article is fluid and there are no distractions.
*The concept of media activism is a broad term. Since this is an article explaining the act of media activism, there are no specific perspectives that are evident to the reader; the article is entrenched in facts. I think this article needs more examples to further explain how huge of an influence media activism has on society (i.e. 2016 election) maintaining neutrality. Also explaining the impact media activism has on society as a whole would be an important addition. Eboch (talk) 15:52, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Critique  

message: My contribution to this article is as follows,
Although media activism is a form of activism it is not a form of high risk activism, more a form of organization through communication. (Gladwell, 2017) Media activism still remains crucial to modern society as seen in Australia’s, ‘yarning circles’, where indigenous cultures use social media platforms as a tool to preserve culture and reject colonialism. (Carslon, 2018) Slacktivism is a term coined to emphasize on the lack of action media activism enrolls, through engaging in the talk of social issues but not reacting. (Glenn, 2015) Media activism does not seem to be the most efficient engine in taking action towards social regimes, it does indeed act as a powerful tool of communication to connect like minded populations. One last exemplification of the strength of media in communicating is seen on the island Rotuman in Fiji, the Rotuman people are deemed the minority, causing vast outmigration of nearly 80 percent relying heavily on digital communication to conserve the Rotuman culture. (Titifanue, 2018). Eboch (talk) 02:01, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Media Activism Idea Draft 

message: My contribution to this article is as follows,
	Although media activism is a form of activism it is not a form of high risk activism, more a form of organization through communication. (Gladwell, 2017) Media activism still remains crucial to modern society as seen in Australia’s, ‘yarning circles’, where indigenous cultures use social media platforms as a tool to preserve culture and reject colonialism. (Carslon, 2018) Slacktivism is a term coined to emphasize on the lack of action media activism enrolls, through engaging in the talk of social issues but not reacting. (Glenn, 2015) Media activism does not seem to be the most efficient engine in taking action towards social regimes, it does indeed act as a powerful tool of communication to connect like minded populations. 
	One last exemplification of the strength of media in communicating is seen on the island Rotuman in Fiji, the Rotuman people are deemed the minority, causing vast outmigration of nearly 80 percent of the population. Digital communication is relied on heavily to conserve the Rotuman culture. (Titifanue, 2018). The communication aspects of digital media are of great benefit. The use of digital media allows the Rotuman people to remain in touch and conserve their culture. 
Carlson, B., & Frazer, R. (2018). Yarning circles and social media activism. Media International Australia (8/1/07-Current), 169(1), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X18803762
Gladwell, M. (2017, June 19). Small Change. Retrieved November 28, 2018, from
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/10/04/small-change-malcolm-gladwell
Glenn, C. L. (2015). Activism or “Slacktivism?”: Digital Media and Organizing for Social 	Change. Communication Teacher, 29(2), 81–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2014.1003310
Titifanue, J., Varea, R. R., Varea, R., Kant, R., & Finau, G. (2018). Digital diaspora, 		reinvigorating Indigenous identity and online activism: social media and the reorientation 	of Rotuman identity. Media International Australia (8/1/07-Current), 169(1), 32–42. 		https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X18803377  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.244.14.70 (talk) 16:05, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  My proposed changes as part of my university's project 

message: The ASL Ice Bucket Challenge was a form of media activism that swept through online communities initially in the summer of 2014, with the intention of bringing awareness to the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Chris Kennedy was the first known participant to begin the challenge in July of 2014 by completing the activity and challenging his sister, Jeanette Senerchia (who's husband had been diagnosed with the disease prior to the challenge), to also participate in support of the cause. The activity of those who participated in the challenge was to dump an ice-cold bucket of water onto a person's head (either on your own or with the assistance of others) to encourage awareness of ALS with the goal of getting others to participate in the challenge, either by being challenged by a participant or through inspiration. The challenge was a massive success after going viral on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with countless users committing to the cause and challenging others to do the same, spreading both awareness and support to the victims of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with as much as $115 million being donated to the ALS Association in 2014.Zachlaird1 (talk) 19:27, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ASL Ice Bucket Challenge Draft 

message: Explain what made others want to participate, more specifically the social aspect of being a part of something. This would help to show why so many people were willing to do this challenge over such a short span of time. When talking about Jeannette Senerchia’s husband, it should be whose, not who’s. The sources are credible, although there should be at least one more credible source in the article, as well. The article is on topic, as well as relevant throughout. Good article throughout, but it should tie into media activism a little bit more, explaining how the viral trend connects to the big picture of the idea of media activism.
Alexyoung1999 (talk) 13:36, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Review of Proposed ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Draft 

message: The articles cited in your contribution are all creditable, however there needs to be at least 1 or 2 more included. If a sentence isn't cited with a source it's hard for me to tell if what your saying is a fact. Using/citing the same source twice within your article is okay to do. I would also recommend removing the brackets and using commas instead. It looks more professional that way. Some sentences are also run-on sentences and should be split up into two. Overall everything within your contribution is relevant to the topic of media activism and has a neutral standpoint. Mabate01 (talk) 16:44, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Review of ASL Ice Bucket Draft 

message: This is a list of suggestions and observations that I came up with on the Media Activism article. 
- Each fact is properly referenced with a reliable source. I clicked on each reference which directed me to each reliable source for each fact. Every link that I clicked on was a proper source and worked. 
- The information comes from the reliable sources located at the bottom of the page and they typically come from reliable websites that contain facts. Nearly each site was neutral and factual and not too many of the sites were bias. 
- The article covered nearly all topics that cover under the overall topic itself. However, it could add some more up date topics that are involved within the new generation.
- There appears to be no bias statements throughout the article. Overall a good majority of the article is neutral. 
- Yes there are a few things out of date as well as things that could be added from recent years such as something such as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Something that in the eyes of many became a form of media activism.  
Helmax15 (talk) 00:56, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Analysis  

message: Hello, I am providing some suggestions for improvements for this Media Activism article according to Wikipedia's guidelines regarding missing information, bias, diverse perspectives, and concise writing style.
Bias
The tone seems biased when talking about some of the political topics on the page. The lead talks about how anarchists use it as the first example which sounds weird to me. 
Diverse Perspectives
The examples are drawn from places across the world so I think the voice is spread out between a bunch of people.
The perspective seems to be from an upper class caucasian American because they talk about the movements through that perspective lens. 
A lot of the examples are also very recent and could be replaced with more historical ones. 
Concise writing style
The pictures are mostly relevant but are small and it's hard to make out what they are. 
 The overview and the examples explained in the overview do not match the ones described later in the article. 
 The lead also does not explain what is to be expected in the rest of the page. 
Missing information
The criticisms page is very underdeveloped and should talk about slacktivism more.LaurenAnn1979 (talk) 20:31, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Suggestions 

message: Media activism gives disadvantaged groups with the goal of developing national change or identity use movements as a better opportunity to have their own voices heard and organize in bigger groups allowing for more autonomise activism.(3) This is a free way for leaders to organize, indicating that more individuals will be interested in engaging with certain movements online rather than in person.(2) On the other hand, this is also a common form of activism for celebrities to use and there is debate on how effective it really is.(4) One problem found with Media Activism is the fact that everyone has a voice which means that the radicals sound as loud as the average no matter if it is one person or not which can undermine the movement entirely.(1)LaurenAnn1979 (talk) 19:20, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overview Addition Edit Suggestion