Hi classmates,
We are going to talk about credibility of social media this week. Please see the discussion questions related to our topic as below. Welcome to leave your answers, thank you.
1.Have you believed some false news which were published on social media?
2.Have you spread some unverified news in social media?
3.In your opinion, which kind of social media account has highest credibility?
Kind Regards.
1. Yup. Many shared and posted through wechat moments.
ReplyDelete2. In the early age of using wechat. At that time, people have not get the awareness of credibility of the online new.
3. Wechat now has an official information verification account operated by Tencent. It will verify the news and if it is false, the account will make a post on wechat to announce it is a rumor.
1. more or less, but I tend to verify the news through other channels if I am skeptical about it.
ReplyDelete2. no
3. I think weibo has relatively high credibility, because people can see others' comments toward specific topic.
1. Yes, some news I saw on Weibo and believed in the first place turned out to be false then.
ReplyDelete2. No.
3. Accounts that are verified through the real-name system, and official accounts of media organizations.
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ReplyDelete1.Not always, I tend to show suspicion to news which is seems to be abnormal.
ReplyDelete2.If I post this news on my social media, I would like to add my comments to show my suspicion.
3.In my opinion, those official social media like gov or official media may have higher credibility, cause their fraud cost is higher.
1.Sometimes I have believed, because when I look through the information and news on social media platforms, I can't realise that the information is false instantly.
ReplyDelete2.No.
3.In my opinion, the verified accounts with real names and the official media accounts like People's Daily have high credibility.
1.Yes, before I learned journalism, I sometimes belive.
ReplyDelete2.Rarely,because I always check if the source is dependable before I spread.
3.The media which has long history and the journalist have full experience.Secondly, the media is responsible for its content,for instance,the media will publish the apology when its journalist make a mistake in articles.
1. Sometimes, but later I will try to verify the information.
ReplyDelete2. No.
3. Official accounts that are verified with real names have relatively high credibility.
1. Sometimes. But when it's too bizarre i will verify whether it is true.
ReplyDelete2. Luckily, I barely tweet things on my social websites, that saved me a lot from spreading false news.
3. Accounts are being verified, whether they are teachers、scholars or news agencies.