Fake news has shaped the public's views in many ways, especially during and after the past election. Not only are people influenced by what they think is accurate information, but fake news has also led some individuals to take measures into their own hands, and cause actual harm that could have been prevented had they checked their sources. Many have addressed the importance of checking your sources to avoid being misinformed. Social media for example can be very misleading.

My facebook feed is loaded with my friends sharing news reports by sources that sound so extremely random and fake. From time to time I will click on them and the stories are so outrageous, and what drives me even more crazy is how worked up some of my facebook friends get over what they think is true. Trump has made this whole situation a lot more difficult. Trump has made it a point to call every news source “fake news” if they report on something he does not approve of. He is like a child throwing a tantrum! Aside from political standpoints, I just want news to be true and accurate.

Here are a few things that I found interesting,  

http://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4IHwXjcBes 

Pew Pew...

Growing up I never really played video games, however my brothers did and they always played video games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto. They were fascinated with pretending to shoot everything and everyone with their finger guns until my parents made it clear to them that guns were not a toy. I do think that video games glorify violence, but I do not think that all killers and violent people are the way they are because they played video games. Men also always seem to be the glorified character in video game violence, they are set out to look manly and powerful when they are shooting and promoting violence. Don't get me wrong I do think that people have the right to own a gun however after watching a few videos, and films I do see where guns and violence could seem "cool" and "fun" and could be an issue for some people. Gun violence is glamorized but no safety precautions or warnings are ever present in video games.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgFjP8polu4

Happy Violence

Happy violence is the medias way of showing aggression, violence, and careless acts in a cool senseless way that always ends with a happy outcome. For many people it is very entertaining and easy to give into it, often times people feed off of it and cant get enough.
I am a huge Eminem fan, and I know a lot of people get offended by the things he says and shows in his videos (particularly women.) I actually find his songs and videos humorous, I know how to take a joke. However his videos are an example of happy violence. "The real Slim Shady" is an old video and you hear him say something about a man beating a woman worse than before, but the scene is "funny" and then the next scene shows Eminem running around in a Superhero costume laughing.
An example from television is American Horror Story, I am a huge fan of the show. I will admit at times it is a little too graphic, but I can not stop watching. It is loaded with senseless killings and there is never any real consequences, and all of the seasons take place in modern times. Basically most of the characters kill at some point and then just move on to the next. The photo below is from a scene (I do not recall what season) but she has just admitted someone was killed like it was cool and no big deal because they "had it coming" then acted like nothing happened.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFqRyxpgOFI

Week 2 "The Office."

One of my all time favorite shows to watch is The Office. I do not think it shows on television anymore, but it is on Netflix. I found that the show is an NBC production which is one of the many companies under the ownership of Comcast which is connected to GE. NBC owns a number of television networks and theme parks like Universal Studios. What I found interesting was that a huge company like NBC is owned by an even bigger company like GE. I know in class we went over the companies who you could say "rule it all" when it comes to television and production. It is just crazy to think that there are so little networks controlling everything. I did not seem to find anything out of the ordinary with my TV show and its broadcasting company. The Office is a sarcastic, funny show and the NBC company is home to many other entertainment shows like Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show that are similar.