The Social Media Environment

March 12, 2019 /DRMAPS/Datuin/Pacheco

 Socio- Fire and
default political social
media

https://www.sloww.co/this-is-water-david-foster-
wallace/
 Default of the POST-TRUTH

After much discussion, debate and research,

the Oxford dictionaries word of the year for
2016 was post-truth. In a ‘post-truth’ era,
objective facts appear less influential than
appeals to emotion. There is a tolerance for
dishonest, inaccurate allegations and outright
denial of facts. Blatant lies become routine.
Social media environment
✤ Sometimes we allow false information to spread because
they’re interesting, and we are slow to put an end to it.
PERCEPTIONS ON UP
 knee-jerk ranting, venting, we
are the center of the
universe: Listen to ME

Viral, spreading like wildfire

Comment: what are you
implying?
Ways of Life
Whose fault?
Cause?
State of the Nation
Social media environment
✤ Sometimes we allow false information to spread because
they’re interesting, and we are slow to put an end to it.
Official accounts/actions
What are these accounts telling/not telling us?

Journal your thoughts

https://www.rappler.com/nation/1976
83-fire-up-diliman-shopping-center
 Official statement

https://www.up.edu.ph/index.php/statement-on-the-fire-at-
the-up-shopping-center/
https://m.facebook.com/r4eUPDiliman/photos/p.10328034
16858497/1032803416858497/?type=1&theater
https://m.facebook.com/u
pstudentregent/photos/p.2
012049652157889/201204965
2157889/?type=1&theater
Any updates?
No longer “trending”
For your case study: Be warned about knee-
jerk reactions on what is currently viral.
 Socio- Fire and
default political social
media

https://www.sloww.co/this-is-water-david-foster-
wallace/