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Reflective Critique

Question 4: How things like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo (these are only examples, choose your own) have changed the concept of power on the web and the world. Why is this important?

  The web and social media has given greater incentive to give power to anyone online. This can be seen through The Women's March movement that took place in 2017 in order to unite women together to protest for gender equality and other threats to women's rights. Thousands of people took part in the movement across multiple cities in America to show their support for women's rights. This led to the success of women running for office as well as an increased number of people voting. This started when a woman named Teresa Shook posted to her Facebook voicing out her outrage for treatment of women and wanting to create a pro Women March. As a result of this now there have been many more movements for women's rights which shows the importance and power of Citizen journalism on the web and how it changes the world.

This Screenshot shows the movement #womensMarch being used to spread more awareness about women's issues. (Image reference BABEVOTE , 2020, and Garrick A. McFadden, Esq 2019, via Twitter.)

References:

BABEVOTE. [@BABEVOTEorg]. (2020, May 8). BABE VOTE’s stated goal is to “build an army of voters,” with its eyes set on getting non-voters to the [Tweet]. Twitter.

https://twitter.com/BABEVOTEorg

Benz, D. (2023, March 20) The Women’s March: Protest And Resistance. Learning for Justice.

https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/the-womens-march-protestandresistance#:~:text=The%20Women's%20March%20had%20an,of%20women%20elected%20to%20Congress.

Garrick A. McFadden, Esq. [@GarrickMcF]. (2019, Aug. 2). There are a number of reasons why I love, admire and will fight for @ewarren, but a picture is worth [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/GarrickMcF

History.com Editors. (2021, Jan. 19). Women’s March. This day in History.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/womens-march

Hitchings-Hales, J. & Calderwood, I. (2017, Aug. 23), 8 Massive Moments When Hashtag Activism Really Worked. Global Citizen.

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/hashtag-activism-hashtag10-twitter-trends  -dresslik/

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Reflective Critique 

Question 2: How does citizen journalism challenge traditional media's influence? Give an example from the last 5 years where a citizen journalist has been able to exert power by covering events that may have been overlooked by mainstream media. Include a screenshot of the citizen journalist's website, tweets, or other site.

Citizen journalism challenges traditional media influences by giving an alternative lens to understanding information on the media or news sources based on our current world. This is done through the internet and social media as this has allowed for anyone to blog, repost or share any type of media which can be viewed by anyone online. Therefore, this allows for multiple ways of representing information and it also allows for multiple ways of comprehending these topics that we see and hear about. An example of someone within the last 5 years who has been able to exert power by covering events that have been overlooked by the mainstream media is the YouTube channel called, “Channel 5", by Andrew Callaghan. Andrew’s journalism provides a real and raw look at the political issues around us. He does this by going to protests, such as the BLM movement or actually flying to Ukraine to talk to the people there about their experience living in an active war. He talked to the people directly by simply asking questions and letting them talk freely without any intention of swaying or misconstruing the information being said.

This is Andrew Callaghan reporting from Ukraine this is important as it gives a more personalized understanding of what is happening in Ukraine. Image Reference: (Andrew Callaghan, 2022)

Andrew Callaghan's portrayal of the BLM movement shown through regular everyday citizen. This is important as it shows the actualities these people face. Image Reference: (Andrew Callaghan,2021)

References:

Taibi, M. & Tey, Y. N.  (n.d). The Changes of Media Landscape in Malaysia: How Citizen Journalism Poses Threats to Traditional Media. Malaysian Journal of Communication, 36(1) 2020, 369-380.

https://core.ac.uk/reader/322855570

Miles-Feldman, J. (2023, Sept. 13). 7 Best Independent Journalists on YouTube 2023. Medium.

https://medium.com/@JacobMiles-Feldman/7-best-independent-journalists-on-youtube-2023-106e7fecf527

Callaghan, A. (2021). Channel 5 Clips. [YouTube Channel].

https://www.youtube.com/@Channel5YouTube

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Four Nurses Fired Over Viral TikTok Video.

Question one:

Image Reference: (Adam B, NewYork Post)

Link to the original video by Clevonnmcclend1 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cleavonmcclend1/status/1602342240961142785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1602342240961142785%7Ctwgr%5E2152a38f0a80b9afa2eed0eb00438b86eed2ef0c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-5685509343764830053.ampproject.net%2F2402231941000%2Fframe.html

Question 2:

These Screenshots are important as they show the comments made by the nurses that sparked controversy. (Adam B, Coleman, 2023, NewYork Post).

Question 3:

Summary of the incident:

Four nurses from Emory University Hospital Midtown of Atlanta ended up losing their jobs after posting their viral video to TikTok. The video depicts the nurses talking about their dislikes while doing baby deliveries. Moreover, patients of the Emory Hospital who found the video were deeply offended by this and spoke of their outrage. This led to a lot of engagement discussing the concerning behavior of the nurses which resulted in the Hospital making an official response to the video claiming that the nurses were met with consequences to their actions.

The Statement by Emory University Hospital.

Screenshot of the Emory Hospital addressing the controversy (Adam B, Coleman, 2023, NewYork Post).

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Reference/ Image References:

(Adam B, Coleman, 2023, NewYork Post).

https://nypost.com/2022/12/13/the-nurses-fired-for-mocking-patients-on-tiktok-exemplify-our-culture-of-narcissism/

(Cleavonmcclend1, 2022, Twitter)

https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fi%2Fflow%2Flogin

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Digital Time Capsule Of Bella Poarch

The rise of internet star Bella Poarch.

Bella Poarch gained notoriety in 2020 after posting a video of her lip syncing to the song 'M to be B' by the British rapper "Millie B". The video quickly became a viral sensation on TikTok. (Caroline Dan, 2023, Kubbco).

Image Reference: (Caroline Dan, 2023, Kubbco).

This is the TikTok that got Bella Poarch famous. It was viewed all around the world gaining 64 million views.

Since then she has continued to post TikTok lip syncing videos. Until she had the opportunity to sign a contract with Warner Records and released her hit song “build a b****”. On May 14 2021. https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch?lang=en. (Caroline Dan, 2023, Kubbco).

Image Reference: (Rebecca Jennings, "This week in TikTok: And the most popular video of the year is..", Vox)

Currently she engages with her audience on multiple platforms which are TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook. There you will find post of her promoting her music, modeling and other projects. Image Reference: (Bella Poarch, TikTok).

(my screenshots of Bella's Platforms)

Bella Poarch Rise To Fame The Why and How She Became Famous.

Question one: Once Bella Poarch had a little bit of a following, she used her likable personality to continue to post content on various platforms. Her content mostly revolved around lip syncing, viral challenges and collaborations with other creators. This helped her to promote her content and her 'influencer' status which greatly contributed to her rise to fame.

Question 2: After Bella Poarch's viral TikTok gained popularity through democratization she continued to grow her brand. This can be seen through people watching and sharing her music videos, lip syncing videos, collaborations with Valentino and EOS for ad campaigns and YouTube videos with popular content creators. She even appeared on Genius's YouTube channel to discuss the lyrics of her song.

Question 3: The democratization of Bella Poarch allowed for her content to be viewed by the masses. This can be seen through the amount of likes and shares she gets on her posts. All in which contributes to her overall fame and success. For example one TikTok post of hers has 4.3 million views. (Bella Poarch, TikTok).

Image Reference: (Bella Poarch 2024, Tiktok. )

Question 4: The use of social media and democratization helped to achieve the level of fame that she now possesses becoming an international star, allowing her to pursue her dreams and inspire others to do the same. Without the democratization of the internet, Bella's content would have never gone viral. (Caroline Dan, 2023, Kubbco).

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References/ Image References:

 (Caroline Dan, 2023, How did get Bella Poarch get famous, Kubbco)

https://www.kubbco.com/blog/how-did-bella-poarch-get-famous

(Rebecca Jennings, 2023, "This week in TikTok: And the most popular video of the year is..", Vox)

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/12/8/22160034/tiktok-top-100-bella-poarch

(Bella Poarch 2024, TikTok. )

https://www.tiktok.com/@bellapoarch

(Bella Poarch 2024, Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/bellapoarch/?hl=en

Bella Poarch, 2024, Snapchat) https://www.snapchat.com/add/bellapoarch

(Bella Poarch, 2024, Facebook)

https://www.facebook.com/BellaPoarch/

(Bella Poarch, 2024, Twitter)

https://twitter.com/bellapoarch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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“The Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAF) estimates there are about 357,000 “culturally deaf” people in Canada, meaning those that use sign language to communicate. Meanwhile, CAF says there could be as many as 3.21 million hard of hearing folks nationwide.”