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Nicholas Kynast - Journal - ENC2135 - 12

             I chose the trending Twitter hashtag “#climatechange”. The term climate change is used to describe the theory of increasing global temperatures, however this theory has sprung up quite a lot of debate on Twitter. People are posting their position on the political implications of climate change for the general public. Attempts are made to be unbiased in this mode, but it does not seem to be as constructive as it could be. This mode seems to be more biased, as it is often used as an outlet to vocalize strong opinions rather than rationally analyze a topic based on evidence.

             The journal piece I chose was “NASA’s Work to Understand Climate: A Global Perspective.” This article examines NASA’s position on the climate change the debate. Essentially, the article presents the major objectives of their research on climate, and the implications of their findings on the general public. This article was much more reliable as a source on the debate than the twitter posts because it is based on the findings of a large number of climate scientists. This article was also presented in such a way that made it easy for the reader to form their own opinion aside from the strong emotions seen on Twitter and other popular forms of political media. This article seems to try to present the position of NASA in a non-intimidation fashion, to gain the respect and understanding of the public.

             These modes both communicate views on the climate change debate, however that seems to be the only thing they have in common.

http://blogs.nasa.gov/bolden/2015/12/04/nasas-work-to-understand-climate-a-global-perspective/

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Morgaan Jessell - #feminism

Popular Opinion Piece - “Emma Watson Was Told Not To Say 'Feminism' In A Speech. She Did Anyway.” by Zeba Blay of the Huffington Post

News Piece - “Saudi suffragettes: The first steps on a long journey” by Lyse Doucet of BBC

Feminism is arguably one of the most controversial words in the english language.  Enter the hashtag into Twitter’s search bar and you are met with millions of Tweets, photos and articles ranging from female empowerment to misogynistic degradation.  The first piece that caught my eye was a popular opinion piece from the Huffington Post that talked about how well known celebrity feminist Emma Watson was asked not to use the word feminism in her speech for the HeForShe gender equality campaign.  Despite the video of the speech going viral and sparking a much needed conversation on the topic of gender equality, Watson explains that she received a lot of backlash for using that controversial “F” word.  She claims she proudly used the word, which many believe to be alienating, asking, “If women are terrified to use the word, how on earth are men supposed to start using it?”.  The news piece I found discussed women in Saudi Arabia who are fighting for their right to universal suffrage.  Voting is a privilege so many people in this country take for granted.  Seldom do we realize that there are so many people worldwide who are still restricted from partaking in the democratic process.  They have been educating women and men in the principles and practice of voting in a country with almost no experience of either. In Saudi Arabia's absolute monarchy, all major changes, including these new rights for women, come down through royal decree.  Their commitment rests on the goal of encouraging people to participate and trying to show them that they can make a difference.  Both of these pieces are strong representations of feminism but address the issue in very different ways.  Emma Watson’s story represents the more radical, often opposed view of feminism.  The male-hating, bra burning mentality that unfortunately does hinder the movement that has been working so hard for equality.  However, the coverage on the Saudi women is much more reflective of how much farther the feminist movement has to go.  A country that restricts women from participating in elections, dressing freely an even driving is archaic and something we too often forget about.  

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Krysta Johnes Section 11

If I were a Facebook coder, I would make it to where people could design their own profile pages. As it stands now, the website has a very boring layout. This is understandable because it allows the site to be user friendly. That being said, social media sites are supposed to be a way for people to express themselves - their likes, their dislikes and everything in between. Letting people pick a template for how their profile page is set up might let people’s personalities shine through a bit more. I would also make it to where you can choose for people to not be able to see if you're on the site. Currently, Facebook has a strip to the right of the page that shows a green dot for friends that are currently on the website, signaling that you can message them. I don’t like this because if I wanted someone to message me they'd have my phone number. To be quite honest I find it a bit creepy. If someone messages you and can see that you know it’s there but are ignoring it, it can cause problems. I probably wouldn't get rid of this completely, but I’d make it possible to disable it.

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Pablo Perez - Section 12 Final Journal

Journalistic Piece:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34992032#?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeedJournalistic Piece: #syriavote

This article discusses how the British Government voted in favor of bombing Syria. It gives a breakdown of which party voted in favor or against it and it seems a huge majority of the parliament voted in favor. The article is not subjective whatsoever instead its very factual and just gives information regarding the situation. It is very detailed and lists the precise time the bombs were launched. It also gives a detailed description of the bombs and their design. 

Popular Opinion Piece:

https://twitter.com/Faro_Umar/status/672211139124678656

This tweet discusses the hypocrisy of the whole situation with the bombing of Syria and how we live in a world where rich countries bomb other countries to show how bombing is wrong. This article is clearly against the british vote to proceed with the bombings and believes how bombing them for acts of terrorism is an act of terrorism itself. Many tweets that have the hashtag Syriavote also contain a hashtag for Prayforsyria to show how the innocent people of the country will suffer.

Both tweets discuss the british vote on bombing Syria but both differ greatly. The opinion piece is very subjective whereas the journalistic piece is very objective and therefore more informative whereas the opinion tweet just explains the persons opinion but offers another perspective regarding the situation. 

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Logan Turner Section 11 Twitter Hashtag

#FeelTheBern

Journalistic article:

Sanders beats all top republican candidates in latest poll

This article goes into detail about how Bernie sanders is leading the republican candidates in voter support. Beating out Trump and Carson the top 2 republican contenders. The article does a good job of explaining how good of a job Sanders is doing against republicans but also mentions how Clinton still leads Sanders by about 30 percent of the democratic vote.

Opinion Piece:

This piece is part of a journal but also the people’s voices to a cause. The article on who should be Time’s Person of The Year has been released and many people are giving their opinions on why Bernie Sanders Should be that person. the only problem is that people are only expressing little things on why he should be Poty or just that he should be awarded for things that he promises to do but hasn’t acted on yet.

Both pieces are good because they give insight on Bernie Sanders and why some people think that he should be president. I like the journal articles more because there are facts given and sources cited whereas opinion articles are just people’s opinions.

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Jake Parcheta - Section 12 - Twitter Hashtag

#climatechange

Opinionated piece:

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/11/29/obama-hopes-to-marshal-strong-action-against-climate-change

This article refers to Barack Obama’s statement, saying that American management was helping make advances in the worldwide battle against climate change as he attempted to reassure world leaders accumulating for a momentous consultation in Paris that the U.S. can deliver on its individual obligations. Obama joined over 150 leaders for the introductory days of a two-week discussion in which nations are attempting to negotiate an arrangement intended at “avoiding a calamitous increase in global temperatures.”

Journalistic piece:

https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/12/how-will-climate-change-affect-jobs/?utm_content=buffer1221a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

This article provides information regarding how the threat of climate change will affect jobs. It gives insight into how the global organized labor movement is responding to the dangers posed climate change in particular, stating that the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has crusaded insistently for a global agreement and just transition measures to alleviate climate changes affects. It also speaks on how transferring to a decarbonized economy will inexorably result in structural unemployment, particularly regarding how investment in environment action is already generating occupations. In renewable energy, the U.S. solar industry is crafting jobs twenty times quicker than the inclusive economy, while the world’s leading renewable energy business market is in China, with 3.4 million employed in the industry.  

Comparison:

The opinionated piece gives a clear position on the topic, using such diction as “calamitous” and “optimistic” in order to clearly paint a picture regarding climate change: environmental damage is dangerous to humanity. This is not necessarily a negative attribute to the article, for it is proven that climate change is indeed threatening to humanity; that proof is not in this article, however. The journalistic piece provides a practical viewpoint that presents hard data and empirical evidence as well as speculation based on that data. It speaks not with opinion, but rather with proof and predictions based on past data.

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Elizabeth Frickey- Section 11

#feminism 

Popular Opinion: Why is Britain’s minister for women writing feminism out of history?

This article written by June Eric Udorie for the England-based newspaper, The Guardian, discusses a very interesting decision recently made by Nicky Morgan, the British minister for women and equalities. Morgan (also education secretary) proposed several changes involving the removal of feminism from A-level politics (General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, similar to a Bachelor’s degree). As a current A-level politics student, Udorie has some very strong opinions on the matter. She argues that the new curriculum seems very ironic coming from the very woman who should be in charge of encouraging equality between men and women. She argues that even though this may seem like a minor issue, the growing topic of inequality is affected by small things like class curriculums as much as wages and political representation. 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/27/feminism-a-level-politics-nicky-morgan?CMP=share_btn_tw

Journalistic: Finding a Path Back to Iraq, and Toward Securing Women’s Freedom

In this article published by the New York Times, Somoni Sengupta tells the story of a Iraqi woman named Yanar Mohammed. Ms. Mohammed runs a “secret network of safe houses” in Iraq for women who are fleeing from danger because of their gender. Sengupta gives a Ms. Mohammed’s background (how she fled to Canada with her family when Sadam Hussein came to power) and how running the safe houses has changed her life and her perspective. She gives a unique perspective not only to the frightening state of Syria’s government and citizens because of the rise of the Islamic State and how this impacts the state of feminism in the Middle East. For many women, the issue is a matter of life and death. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/28/world/middleeast/finding-a-path-back-to-iraq-and-toward-securing-womens-freedom.html?ref=topics&_r=0

These two articles are very different in several ways. One represents students in Britain and one represents women fleeing for their lives in Iraq and Syria. However, as mentioned in Udorie’s article, the issue of feminism and sexism and inequality is not limited to simply one area of advocacy. Everything, big or small, that contributes to the continued inequality between men and women is an issue and the contrast between these two articles highlights exactly that. 

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Christina Cunningham-Section12-Last Entry

#Trump

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/opinions/granholm-trump-exit-presidential-race/index.html

This is a journalistic entry written by Jennifer Granholm, former governor and former attorney general of Michigan. The article states that the best thing that Donald Trump can do for this country is drop out of the GOP race. Granholm then goes on to tell that all Trump has done is spread lies, 11 since his beginning the race, that prey on the fear of his supporters. The article explains that if he wins the GOP nomination, American people will be pinned against each other by gender, religion, race, and more.

Popular opinion post:

Tweet by American actor Corey Michael Smith “#Trump lovers are next to me at the airport. I just asked them which detailed policy proposal of his they most admire. [Silence]. Anyone?” With 207 retweets and 556 likes, this post is seen as favorable. I believe he is trying to state that Trump really has made no bounds towards policy reforms or proposals in America. Also, his supporters really don’t have an solid policies of Trump’s to believe in, they just agree with all the heinous things he believes in.

Both pieces are similar in that they are pretty much hating on Donald Trump. The journalistic piece gives more reasons as to why he should not become our president such as the lies he has spreading and he fact that he will turn Americans on each other. It is more dramatic and grabs the readers attention more. The popular opinion piece is just a personal encounter and is very short, but does speak volumes. It does not have much detail but shows how faulty Trump and his supporters are

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Katie Doughty sec 12

I chose to do the feminism hashtag. When searching it on Twitter I found a journalistic piece on the Slate.

This piece was describing how toys were made to try to get girls interested in engineering. The toys were made pink and purple though and the theme was princesses. I thought this was fine but the author seemed to be disturbed that they made the colors pink and purple and the princess theme. I don't see a problem with this because this I what young girls are interested so this will get them involved in these toys.

Another piece I found which was more of a popular opinion piece was from the Huffington Post. Emma Watson was giving a speech about feminism and told not to use the word "feminist" but did anyhow. People were debating on whether the word feminist was sexist or not. Personally I think people are reading too much into things like debating whether its sexist and feminism itself. 

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Kelsey Williams, Section 12

Journalistic:

http://time.com/4132059/emma-watson-feminism-heforshe-united-nations/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter

The U.N. advised Emma Watson not to use the word “feminism” in her speech. She is a known feminist, and makes it known. They asked her not to include the word because it was “alienating and separating and the whole idea of the speech was to include as many people as possible”. However, she didn't listen, and used the word anyways.

Popular Opinion:

“To achieve equality, we must label everyone, separate them and put them in in their own group with their own kind. feminism” The popular opinion of feminism is that it is not socially correct. Some people believe it is also hypocritical. this tweet shows the popular opinion of feminism clearly.

I am not personally for or against feminism. The two modes are different because the journalistic has examples of how feminism shines through and the popular opinion has this unresearched idea putting feminism down.

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Daniella Gibson - Section 12 - Final Journal

The journalistic piece in which I selected is an article by ‘the Huffington Post’. Emma Watson, an actress in movies such as Harry Potter, was told that she should not say the world ‘feminism’ in a speech. Watson was told not to say the word because the speech was intended for everyone and if she said the word it would alienate a large crowd of people. Over the past few years, Emma Watson has labeled herself a powerful feminist, and made the decision to say the world loudly. This displays the fact that the world ‘feminism’ is not a dirty word.

 The opinion piece is a post by Lena Dunham that states “A Huge Part Of Being A Feminist is Giving Other Women The Freedom To Make Choices You Might Not Necessarily Make Yourself”. With 134 retweets and 344 likes, the tweet has people radiating with positive comments. The post shows women who are not feminist as ugly, and women that cannot think for themselves.

 The journalistic piece is different from the opinion because the journalistic piece has a more serious tone. The journalistic piece is stating strictly facts, not trying to choose a bias towards one side or the other. Since I am not really a feminist, I would be more inclined to read the Emma Watson page. While I obviously do support women 100% in everything they do, I am not affected by men, at least not at the current time. The conversation is similar because the word feminism is used to describe a negative outlook on women, when it is actually a word to somewhat support them.

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Emma Peterson-section 12

Journalistic piece: Protests in Baltimore as Freddie Gray Case Resumes, U.S News

This article explains how people reacted after the Freddie Gray case was resumed, using #FreddieGray in social media. It also includes examples of tweets that people posted, using the hashtag, in order to propel their opinion. 

Opinion piece: Why Didn’t #FreddieGray Trend on Twitter?, Washington Post

This article questions and gives a possible explanation as to why #FreddieGray never “trended” on twitter. According to the article, twitter trends are based on a short term spike of tweets using a particular hashtag, rather than a hashtag with large, sustained popularity over time. The article also brings up an interesting question; if twitter popularity is based on short spikes, would #Ferguson have gained their foundation if it occurred the same day as #CatilynJenner? 

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James Bozik - Section 11

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/opinions/granholm trump-exit-presidential-race/index.html this article explains how Trump continuously lies and when faced with the truth, continues to lie. He lives in his own reality. The author fears that if Trump wins the GOP nomination that this election will separate the country by more than just political party, but by race, religion, gender, and more. https://twitter.com/nightlyshow/status/671909205008257028?s=09 This picture is describing trumps “outbreaks” where he will sometimes say things that may not be true. He's making claims without any evidence and it adds a comical part to the picture by saying “combing over the truth” I am not for or against Trump. I have no knowledge of any of the candidates and have no say in the matter.

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#blacklivesmatter - Matt Gutierrez

Popular Opinion Piece: This is on Donald Trump and Fox News’ hands: Now their war on #blacklivesmatter draws real blood

The article explicity blames right-wing politicians and media for the recent violence toward #blacklivesmatter supporters. The language in this article is much more direct and incriminating, rather than the journalistic article which intends to quietly show support for those against the cause. This article adds more to the controversy because it successfully identifies a correlation between recent acts of hatred and the rhetoric of right wing politicians.

Journalistic Piece: Rhode Island's Famous Dancing Cop Fired for Protesting Black Lives Matter

The news source covering this story appears to sympathize with the officer (Lepore), focusing more of his notable past rather than his distasteful protest. They eagerly show videos of him dancing in the streets of Rhode Island and emphasize the culprit's indifference following his release from the force. In the article, the officer is practically praised for his response. As a result, the author undermines the magnitude of a highly controversial issue that is taking our nation by storm.

The difference in language across these two modes of communication is clear. Both offer perspective of a controversial issue, but each deliver that perspective in very different ways.  The journalistic piece is more of a report, the reader is left with more room to formulate his/her own opinions. As for the opinion piece, the author uses evidence to support his/her own opinion and persuade the reader to agree. In any case, these modes of communication are used to sway readers one way or the other.

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Opinion Piece: Donald Trump is a Bigot and a Racist

This piece, as the title implies, is about the some what racist and overall insensitive remarks that Donald Trump has been making of late. This article first discusses the remarks that lead the article to call him a bigot and a racist. After that introduction the article continues to talk about how they should not label the leading candidate of the Republican party a bigot and a racist, and then goes on to discuss how that is what this person views as what is wrong with politics in today's society. 

Journalistic Piece: Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?

This piece discusses the fact that according to conventional wisdom Trump should be well out of the race by now as he originally was not taken as necessarily a serious candidate. Yet approaching the pivotal time in the election process, he seems to be hitting his stride. The article discusses how many controversies that would have derailed anyone else’s campaign have left Trump with no damage. It goes on to say that some think Trump will continue to surprise people.

#trump

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Isabella Palmeira Section 11 // #Trump

 I chose the hashtag Trump.

Journalistic Article: “Donald Trump, for good of America, get out of race” by CNN. (http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/opinions/granholm-trump-exit-presidential-race/index.html)

The article is pretty much described in the title, the author is obviously against Trump and wants to explain to others how she feels. Throughout the article, which is in format of an open letter to Trump, Jennifer the author points out all the lies that Trump has fed America and all the ignorance that he has shown in his time in the media. I like this article because it’s formal and informal at the same time, the whole concept of an open letter makes it easier and more entertaining to read.

Popular Opinion Article: https://tylerintranslation.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/some-global-thoughts-on-the-donald/

This is a blog that I found that explore GLOBAL thoughts on Donald Trump and his antics. I really like this article because it has opinions of people from around the world and not just America, and essentially it’s funny how they all think the same thing-- that he’d make a terrible president. 

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Krysta Johnes Section 11 #FeelTheBern

The hashtag I researched is #feelthebern. This clearly encompasses all types of tweets and articles about the democratic socialist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. I explored two articles, one journalistic piece about the amount of women financial contributors Bernie Sanders has in comparison to his opponent Hilary Clinton, as well as an opinion piece about why younger people respond more positively to socialism than older people. The first article discusses the fact that Sanders has more female investors than Clinton, and that Sanders doesn’t accept any money from big companies. While Clinton’s investors are 60% women, Sanders still has a higher magnitude of female contributors. This may be because Sanders has more investors in general. The second article is about the fact that young people are more receptive to socialism than older people. This states that part of the reason young people are in favor of socialism is because they are doing financially worse than their parents were at their age. Younger people have more student loan debt, earn less money, and aren’t able to buy a house as soon as their parents were. These two media are different in that one states facts and statistics about Sander’s campaign while the other discusses people’s opinions on Sander’s main ideals.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/25/sanders-campaign-says-it-has-more-women-donors-than-clinton/?postshare=8801448486565129&tid=ss_tw

http://www.npr.org/2015/11/21/456676215/why-do-young-people-like-socialism-more-than-older-people?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social