“Majority of people who see these (sensationalized) posts on social media don’t actually click through to read the articles themselves. For many users, the headline itself becomes the story, even if it doesn’t resemble the original factual event.”— Tobias Rose-Stockwell, medium.comTagged: Social Media, Journalism In The Digital Age
“Media is a major component in the assumptions that inform our perspective. A focus on crime in news reporting doesn’t just change our opinions on crime in general — it makes us feel far more threatened than we should be. For most of us, perceptions are reality. When we see the world as a dangerous p…”— Tobias Rose-Stockwell, medium.comTagged: Social Media, Journalism, Advertising, Psychology
“Every time you open your phone or your computer, your brain is walking onto a battleground. The aggressors are the architects of your digital world, and their weapons are the apps, news feeds, and notifications in your field of view every time you look at a screen. They are all attempting to capture…”— Tobias Rose-Stockwell, medium.comTagged: Social Media, Advertising, Consumerism