Wether you realize it or not AI is everywhere. Stores, cars, schools, and even household appliances. But is this really a bad thing? Is AI taking over the world? Well yes, AI is taking over the world, but not in the way you think.
One of the main concerns of the public in regards to AI is privacy. The right to Privacy often differs a lot to what people think. For example you are allowed to record yourself and others in/on public property regardless of how others may feel about it. The same thing can go for AI in websites. When you allow "cookies" or something like it, it allows the AI in the website to take your information.
Now this may seem like a problem to some however you must realize, you are allowing the program to take your information. So really this is on you. Not many people know what cookies are or what it does. This is how some people can take advantage of you. Some people look at it and be like "Hey! I like cookies! I want some!
This also ties into identity theft. A lot of things can happen by pressing the magical button that says "allow cookies" I have had a few friends who have had their identity or information stolen beacuse they clicked on the wrong website.
But what about national security? Typically this isn't an issue as many national secrets and information are AI resistant, so it usually takes someone who works on the inside to get the information. This is true for almost all national security leaks that our country has had. However even if there is an AI that steals the information, it always leads to a person who developed the AI.
The websites Antiwar.com and The American Conservative have some really interesting takes on modern military operations which you cannot find in the media. So why is this? why cant you find this in the media today? The answer is pretty simple. its because the media choses not to report on it, as they would prefer to control and persuade rather than report the truth.
Most of the articles and other sources on these websites are about the Russia v Ukraine war. Most of these articles focus on what is really going on during the war. Most of which is not what the "normal" media sources tell you.
The reason why the media doesn't report on stories like these is because it doesn't fit their agenda. You see the media, such as ESPN, ABC, CBS, and others are controlled by only 7 companies. these companies are able to manipulate their broadcasts in order to suit their needs. These needs are mostly far left on the political spectrum.
The media tries to manipulate you by pushing content that they WANT you to see. This is because without control over the people, they might revoke and realize what we are actually doing.
However this isnt true all the time. There are still stories that they report true facts on. Take CNN for example. To me, they don't have a perfect track record when it comes to credibility but even they must push real, truthful content. The best example is of the Pro-Palestinian protestors over the country.
Its hard to try and manipulate the audience of them being "good people" with "good intentions". A good example is of recently, there have been these protestors at Columbia University. CNN invited Jewish students to speak about their experience dealing with these protestors. Check out this post form CNN about that.
However it isn't just war that the media tries to manipulate you with. Its almost everything.
Lets take crime for example. A few months ago there was a story pushed out by The New York Post and Daily Mail about a police officer fatally shooting a woman in her car.
As you can see the heading of the article makes it sound like the officer did it on a whim and without any thought. However this isn't the full sorry. The woman in the photo, her name was Ta'Kyia Young, shoplifted goods from a nearby store. When the police were called and approached her vehicle, Young accelerated her car to try and hit the officer. The officer, senseing his life was in danger, did what he was trained to do and stop the threat.
This is just one of many examples of this type of censorship and manipulation in the media. If you want to see more then I would suggest looking at my other blog post titled FAKE NEWS.
My suggestion is to use sites like Twitter for news information. This is because it is a sure way to get accurate and TRUE news. Twitter has a feature called community guidelines where they correct false information in a post.
Because we live in a very technological advanced era that continues to grow at a rapid pace, its hard to think about how we CAN'T use technology in our day to day lives. As a Media Production major my relationship with technology is far greater than those in other fields. This means that I understand technology to a sense that others might not thought possible.
When it comes to school, technology is an essential. From taking notes, submitting assignments to even applying. If I were to ask you how you applied to HPU or any college for that matter, you would probably say that I used a service called "Common App". This is a fast and easy way to apply to colleges without the hassle of sending letters to the school itself. Even when you got your acceptance letter it came though the schools official website.
What about jobs and applying for jobs? Same thing. Most college students and adults have access to many job application sites such as linkedIn and Handshake. These sites make it easy to market yourself and apply for jobs though their application page. Here is my LinkedIn if you want to take a look.
But what about applications outside of these? What are the pros and cons of these sites? Lets talk about the big one that everyone probably has downloaded on their phone. Instagram.
My personal use of Instagram is really only to market myself. If you look on my instagram you will see 1 post about me directing my first Woman's Lacrosse game for ESPN+. This is my primary use of Instagram.
I do follow my friends, family, and mostly sports centers and teams. Depending on how you use Instagram depends on your relationship with it. My use of instagram is purely marketing, therefore I have no insentive to look at it for more than 30 minutes a day.
Some people however use the app religiously, posting life stories and updates. If you want to protect yourself with this type of technology, then the answer is pretty simple. Don't be stupid. Don't post yourself committing illegal acts and don't start anything in someones comments section.
Cyberbullying as a whole I find stupid. We are smart enough to understand what needs to be done to stop a cyberbully. All social media sites have a feature that allows you to report and block a user for any number of reasons. However not everyone utilizes these features. Cyberbullying is not different from normal bullying. If you see something, then say something, otherwise nothing will happen.
The last thing I did was Google myself to see what comes up. The top 3 things that came up were as follows. The first thing was my LinkedIn profile. The second thing was information about my Eagle Scout project I did at Wagner Farms. The third thing was my achievements at my High School, MKA. All of which are positive and I see no negative things to be found.
To my understanding Diffusion Theory is how new innovations pick up over time and who picks them up. Its a very interesting theory. One that, looking back, has been present in my life and what I have noticed, only now it has a definition. We were asked to read the opening of Diffusion Theory from Wikipedia but I got a more detailed and easier to understand explanation from Investopedia
When a new technology comes available to the people, of course there will be some who use it and some who don't, but there is more to it than that. According to this theory when a new technology is introduced, people fall into one of 5 categories.
2.5% of people who get the product form the start are called the innovators. They are typically people or influencers who want to take risks by investing in the product no matter the outcome. Its these people who try it out the product and figure out how it all works .
13.5% of people are called the early adopters. they aware that change is necessary and usually are the people you turn to for opinions about the product. They are said to love leadership positions and guide the rest of the people twords the product.
34% of people are called the early majority. They are the ones who want to see the full capabilities of the product before purchase. This is because they want substantial evidence that the product works as intended.
another 34% of people are the late majority. they are against change and usually buy the product if they are challenged into doing so. They also do it to appeal to the population. They would typically be business owners.
The last 16% are called the Laggards. These people usually don't buy the product as they dont like change and are very conservative of tradition. Its very hard to turn them over to the product.
The 1st New Technology that comes to mind when thinking about diffusion theory is the use of AI. AI has been developing at a rapid pace and has been implemented into a lot of different things.
Lets talk about the most famous AI right now, Chat GPT. This AI program has been taking the world by storm in these last couple years. Its also worth noting that students have started using it, so much so that schools have been starting to use Ai detection programs.
A majority of students that use Chat GPT fall under the Early or Late Majority categories. Once students realized that students could use this program to "help" them on assignment's, students have been using it ever since.
Because most schools have noticed this they have started adding AI detection programs in order to see if their students work was their work or if it was written by AI. And because these detection programs are in fact AI schools would fall under the Late Majority category.
This is because the schools felt the need to implement AI into their own education system because of what students are doing. Like above the late majority only implement the product if they are challenged to do so. The challenge here would be the students.
Personally, I fall under the Laggards. There are many reasons as to why I do but here are the main points.
The first reason is because I have never used AI software for any type of assignment. I have seen what AI has created and to be honest, I'm not impressed. Ai writes some garbage material that would never pass in an actually classroom setting. I believe that it would be much easier, and probably faster, to just to do the work on your own.
The second reason is that (pardon my language) I know my shit. I get good grades in school and am currently sitting at a 3.5 GPA. Its also worth noting that I rarely study.
Now I bet your wondering "How the heck are you getting such good grades when you barley study?". Well the answer is fairly simple. I am great at Math and Science, so there really isn't a challenge there. English and History are probably the subjects I struggle the most with however there is a way around this. English and History classes have one thing in common. Papers. Because we have papers I have more time to work on them and make them the best it can be.
As long as you take good notes, and understand what you have to do, and when its due, then you will be fine.
Although AI programs have taken the world by storm in these recent years. I don't like them. I think there stupid. There are other resources you can use to help your education and future career without turning to AI programs.
Today I got the pleasure to hear some of the other presentations from my classmates. All of these presentations held valuable information about todays society. Some of the topics I have never heard of before, so allow me to take you through a few that I found interesting.
The first interesting topic was about whistle blowers. This is when an employee, formal or current, finds some illegal activity going on in their place of work and report it to the proper authorities. Some of the things whistle blowers report are fraud, abuse of power, and embezzlement.Whistle blowers are often a major red flag for the government and the government will do everything in their power to shut you up.
One of the most famous whistle blowers out there is a man named Edward Snowden. He was an IT systems expert who was employed at the NSA. He was responsible for leaking highly classified information from the NSA in 2013. He proceeded to flee to Russia where he still is today. The U.S. government now considers Snowden a traitor in violation of the espionage act.
The second theory that I found interesting from today was the overton window theory. To me it gets a bit confusing but ill do my best to explain it.
The overton window is a political science concept that represents what society will except. Lets put it this way. You are running for president and you want to know what policies you should advocate for. Lets take the right to bear arms.
Typically when talking about this you would most likely find 3 different people. The first group of people think that there should be no gun laws and that guns should be used everywhere. The second group of people think that guns are not allowed and no citizen should own a gun. But then you have a happy median which is any citizen should own a gun as long as its used privately.
Now ideally you should be supporting this happy median as it is where the overton window is, as shown by the picture.
Its important to know that the publics opinion can and will change over time so these graphs are constantly changing. Its good to know where the overton window is if you want to win you next election. The overton window helps politicians decide where they stand in order to get the publics approval and their vote.
With todays Media and news sources its hard to decipher what is real and what is fake. a lot of news sources use Misinformation, Disinformation and Malinformation in order to control their viewers. So what exactly are these terms I speak of? Well you may have heard the term Fake News, most commonly used by former president Donald Trump. But there is a lot more to it than that, which is why I am here, to help you understand the truth. Up top is a diagram that I found on google to help you understand these terms, if you don't want to read my article... don't worry I understand :(.
Lets talk about Misinformation first. Misinformation is what is commonly found in news sites and overall media. as the diagram suggests it is a form of information that is false to mislead others regardless of intent. Here is an example of misinformation in the media
Misinformation
On August 20th 2022 a Tiktok was posted about Disney World lowering their drinking age to 18 years old. The video got so many views that ABC news picked up on the story and did a broadcast on it.
Upon further investigation of the news lead to an article posted by a article posted by a source called Mouse Trap News. When reading the about section of the page it clearly says that they are not a legitimate news source for Disney. It also says that they ONLY write fake stories about Disney and its parks. This is why I don't listen to live news broadcasts like ABC as they clearly don't investigate their stories that they see.
To read more information about 'Fake News' and Misinformation see this source which includes some case studies from previous years.
Lets talk about Disinformation next. This is commonly referred as 'Fake News' as the information given isn't actually true. As the diagram suggests disinformation is deliberately created to harm, manipulate, or mislead others.
In 2019 Newsweek falsely reported that Trump spend his Thanksgiving golfing. However upon further investigation this claim was determined to be false. Another example of how the media doesn't fact check their own stories before publishing them
The reporter in charge of the story fabricated the golf story when in actuality Donald Trump spent his Thanksgiving visiting the troops in Afganistan.
In 2018 NBC reported that Trump didn't visit the troops during Christmas "The first President since 2002. However this was not true. Trump and First Lady Melania flew out Christmas Day to visit soldiers in Iraq. It also makes him the first U.S. president in history to visit troops in a combat zone both on Christmas and Thanksgiving. But the media didn't report on that.
The final forma of information is Malinformation. This type of information is based off of fact but is taken out of context in order to mislead, harm and manipulate.
In 2017 TMZ falsy reported that Trump changed Black History Month to African Americna History month. It is true that Trump did call it African American History month however Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton all called it that.
Thais article was taken out of context and didnt account for what all of the other past presidents have called it. Making it so that Trump was 'in the wrong'
BBC, The Guardian, and others reported that Trump wasnt listening to a speech by Italy's Prime Minister as he was not seen wearing translation headphones.
This is also true but taken out of context. It is seen here that although Trump was not wearing translation headphones rather he was wearing a translation earpiece.
Another video by CNN, which was edited, showed that Trump "Impatiently" dumped fish food in the water at Japans Palace. However he was just following the lead of Japans Prime Minister.
All of these types of information from the media can have dire effects on the world we live in today. Because we live in a world where media is the source of everything, people aorund us can be influenced by what they see online. And because they dont fact check any of the articles they are prone to believe the stories which news outlets feed out.
The bets way to combat this is to DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, rather than going off just the information the news gives you.
There is one more thing I would like to say about fake news, propaganda and the works. There is a TV show on Amazon Prime video called "The Boys". For those who are unfamiliar with the show its about a group of average people plotting to take down the superhero industry which is lead by a company called Vought International.
On the surface it may seem like this group is the 'bad guys' but in actuality they are the good guys, the and super hero's that are in the world, are the bad guys. In my opinion this show perfectly describes what the world would be like if super humans did exist.
Vought International runs the media. They have control over almost all forms of news media that we see today. They have their own Instagram, Twitter, Live television, and much more. Because of this they are able to manipulate their audience into believe what they want to believe.
I highly recommend the show which you can find only on Amazon Prime Video. Here is a trailer if your interested. And some posters.
We live in a age of advanced technology. These technologies can sometimes be far beyond what we thought was possible. In this new age we need to find ways to protect ourselves from both the government and others. But does this mean that all of these technologies are bad? the short answer is no. Some of these technologies that we have can be very beneficial.
Being a Media Production major, I would be the most effected with privacy and security online. My job revolves around putting stuff out there, posting online, and my social media presence. My main concern is with the government and how they use my data to gain information about me. Let me start out by listing the Social media that I use most. Personally I use, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (Twitter), and Linked in.
However the only platform I post on is Instagram, so far I have only made one post and don't comment on others posts. I think the person in my family that is most protected in my Father. He has never owned any social media accounts and his information is all relatively private. You know how if you search yourself up on google, you have a good chance of finding yourself? Yea well I cant do that with my dad. He's like a ghost on the internet, believe me, I have tried.
Now there has also been a lot of discussion on what the government can do in response to your privacy online. Here is the thing, what can they do? Yes they can pass laws to help prevent the selling and collection of data but what about other things like cyberbullying and other forms speech? The answer here is not much.
Depending on the nature of cyberbullying it cam be complicated. What exactly is cyberbullying? Some more common instances of cyberbullying are comments or speech meant to harm, or belittle a person. most commonly they are rude comments under a post. These could be classified as hate speech (Do you see where im going with this?). Lets take X for example. Its the platforms job to keep its users safe, but Elon Musk has tweeted that his platform is a place for free speech, very 1st amendment like. And whats protected under the first amendment? Hate Speech!
Nowadays its harder to determine what hate speech is due to numerous opinions on it. There are some people who say trans woman aren't woman and vise versa. and those people who disagree with that will try to "cancel" or stop you from saying such things.
The government also uses you data for good as well. with your data it could be easier to protect you form future harm. In one of the videos we watched Police are using servileness cameras on highways and roads to "Track where your going". However there are benefits to this as well. Cameras cam be used to help police track down criminals and assist in high speed chases.
The simplest way to protect ourselves from invasions of privacy is to, in short, not be stupid. You have to be carful on what you post online and say online because once its ther you can never take it back. I have seen multiple people post on Instagram about their "fun weekend"n and its them drinking alchohol when their clearly underage.
Its stuff like this where you need to be smart and not dumb. The other way you can protect yourself is to just not have social media in general but lets be honest, that is not happening. Unfortunately we live in a world where social media is a necessity for both finding jobs and being present in society.
Above is a video of Mark Zuckerberg apologizing to the victims of cyberbullying on his platform (Instagram). Personally I wouldn't apologies or give compensation for the victims as Zuckerberg said, there were measures that could have been taken to prevent such things form happening or spreading, like reporting the user.
There have been a lot of discussions on cyberbullying on these platforms however I believe that this issue is not as complicated as you might think. My thoughts on cyberbullying are very... unique, and I know that everyone else opinions differ from mine. But ill explain my opinions anyway.
On each platforms that I use, and others that I don't use, there are features that allow you to report accounts for various reasons. I could not tell you how many articles, videos, and stories that I have seen where someone was being cyberbullied and, rather than reporting the account and taking action, they resulted in committing self harm. Now, here is where my opinion comes in. In no way am I blaming the victim here, but why didn't you take easier steps into stoping the bully rather than letting them get to you.
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After posing this I was scrolling on TikTok and found a very interesting video about Apple devices. With all apple products you have a touch id on macs and some iphones that scan your finger print and face Id that you can use to unlock your device. People think that this is a way of taking your information but this is not true, its a lot more secure than you think. The way that they store that information is though something called Secure Enclave which is something unique storage system on your device. It is a physical hardware patrician which is disconnected form the rest of the device. This is a secure way fro your data and information to be stored.
I had the opportunity to hear some really interesting facts about Communication Technologies. I got to hear multiple people speak and inform us about these technologies though the ages. He are a few that stand out to me.
Landon Reihs spoke about the Telephone, which was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1879. originally Bell came to the United States to try and teach to the deaf. This lead him to invent the microphone which eventually helped him to create the telephone.
Speaking of phones, Charles Nichols had a very interesting presentation about the iphone. This one was interesting as It shows how far we have come sense the invention of the telephone way back in 1879. Most people know that the iphone was announced in 2007 but not many people know that the first patent was in 1992. This new device allowed people to access the internet, make phone calls, and listen to music all in once device. it was also to push boundaries with communities, healthcare and photography as the phone also came with a camera.
The final presentation I wanted to mention was the one presented by Marissa Janis. Her presentation consisted of the invention of the Radio. Marissa taught us that Reginald Fessenden was the first human voice to be heard over the radio in 1906 and it was Lee De Forest who wanted to schedule the first live broadcast. She also said that he first radio station was a station called KDKA. The Radio was also first invented in Italy but it was perfected here in the United States.
Most People nowadays will use a communication device known as the smart phone. one of the most common smart phones out there is the iphone. there are also other smart phones out their like the absolute BRICK of a phone, The PK18 Smartphone made by Energizer (Its a literal brick).
But how exactly did we get here? Where did it all begin? Well to answer that question we have to take a step back in time to the 1800's. In this presentation I will be talking about the creation of the Wired and Wireless Telegraph.
Way back in 1832 there was a New York University Professor by the name of Samuel F.B. Morse (Sound Familiar). Morse began working on his machine in 1832 this machine was called the Wireless Telegraph. This machine would send electric signals from one point to another using a wire. During this process he developed a communication language called Morse Code, which was a set of sounds that corresponded with letters in the English alphabet. By 1832 he was ready to present his idea to the U.S. Congress. Now it is worth noting that by this time many other people have claimed to have invented the wired telegraph and the reason why we give credit to Morse is because he was the first one to get political backing on the product.
In order to send a message from one person to another there had to be a really long wire that went from one persons telegraph device to the other persons device. in 1842, with the help of congress, he build one of these systems from Washington D.C. all the way to Baltimore. And finally on May 2nd 1842 the first message was sent using the Wired Telegraph.
"What hath God wrought"
Later when Morse was spreading his invention to the rest of the United States there was a "problem" when communication with people. This was known as the Last Mile Problem. Even if you wanted to talk right to the person your communicating with, it still must go through someone else before it gets to you. Because of the cost, one of these telegraphs wouldn't be in your home, it would be in a building near your house which you would go to and request a message to be sent. Lets put it this way. You live in the great state of New Jersey and you want to send a thank you letter to your Grandma all the way in Florida because she sent you a gift. You would have to write down your thank you note, send it to the telegraph company near you. The telegraph company would then send the message to where it needs to go. That message is then received, re-written on paper and delivered to your grandmas house. Now, although that sounds like a lot of steps and a lot of time, it was still much faster than sending the letter through mail.
Since Morse's invention the world grew much smaller. the main communication method hadn't changed in many years. It would have taken days or even weeks to get messages written on paper sent out across the U.S. and the world. However ever since the Wireless telegraph a message could be sent from the U.S. to London in minutes. This was also a big change in politics as well. This is beacuse most of their communication methods relyed on paper and pen to send their messages. Political figures would have to plan weeks ahead, now they didn't have to.
In order to understand the Wireless Telegraph you need to understand something first. Like most devices nowadays, in order to send information form one location to another you need the electromagnetic spectrum. James Maxwell, A Scottish Physicist was the first to predict and theorize of the existance of the Electromagnetic spectrum. Later a man named Heinrich Hertz, using Maxwells theories, would discover and prove of the electromagnetic spectrums existence. He did this by sending sparks from one side of a room to another.
Moving into 1895 Guglielmo Marconi began his experiments for the Wireless Telegraph. Marconi is viewed as the father of and credited with inventing the wireless telegraph. in 1895 he filed a patent for his machine which was approved of later in 1897. Of course he used the electromagnetic spectrum to help build his machine. Here is how his invention worked. He would give one person a receiver which was set to a certain frequency. another person had a transmitter set to the same frequency as the receiver. The frequency would move from the transmitter and find its way to the receiver. Marconi then found a way to disrupt this frequency which the receiver detects. Now the human voice could not be transmitted across this system which is why Morse code would still be used. Marconi would go on to create two companies. American Marconi, and British Marconi. Later American Marconi would be renamed to The Radio Corporation of America and British Marconi would turn into General Electric, later renamed to Marconi plc.
Like the Wired telegraph the Wireless telegraph would continue to allow people to communicate faster with one another. However the Last mile problem would be solved as these devices could be placed directly into ones home. This invention would also put the Wireless Telegraph out of business although Morse code would still be used.
The first speech theory that I believe is most important is #6 Promote Tolerance. In recent years there have been a lot of people trying to silence each other based on what they believe and say.
The most common argument that You will see is about Transgender people and other people that don't comply with the standard "Male" or "Female" roles. In addition, its mostly those who are a part of the LGBTQ community that try to "Shut up" people if they disagree with their way of thinking.
Now I am a firm first and second amendment advocate. Im going to just go right out there and say it. The LGBTQ community isn't tolerant and respectable of others. Personally I believe that Transgenderism is a mental disorder. Its when you try to say that out loud where the Trans community yells and screams at you and doesn't want to listen. They even go as far as to "cancel" you if you try to say it.
These are not the signs of a tolerant community at all. If we want to live in a society that is tolerant with one another than we need to be able to say what we want to say (as long as its first amendment approved).
The second speech theory that I most agree with is #5 Check on Government Power. Recently there have been a lot of evidence of government censorship on both social media sites and news sites. although with news sites its more up the the publisher rather than the government.
One of the most recent examples is the twitter files. This is where the government influenced the censorship of people who used twitter. overall there is a massive problem with the government violating our amendment rights however not many people know that because they themselves don't know what the government can or cannot do.
Ways we can fix this issue is for everyone to understand their constitutional rights and those who do know their rights to fight against the government. This will only go so far however, as we have seen in the past and now, the government has no fear in blatantly censoring those who oppose them. Another way we can combat this is by getting new representatives in both congress and the senate.
All of us have the right to freedom of speech, and no government can take that away from us. if the government takes that right away from us then it basically demolishes all of the other values that are on this list. Without freedom of speech then society as a whole will plummet
Because this assignment is similar to one I did last semester for our "Talking About Freedom", I have a a decent amount of knowledge of the Supreme Court. However last semester I believe I watched the two videos, so for this assignment I will read the article by the History Channel. It will be interesting to se how the article differs in information from the videos.
When talking about the Supreme Court, usually we talk about more modern day cases and those from the civil rights era. However not much is said about the early days of the Supreme Court. more specifically how it was organized to how we know today. One of the things that I didn't know about the Supreme Court was the fact that they had their first official meeting on February 2nd 1790. The meeting was initially scheduled for February 1st but was postponed until a day later due to traveling issues. This is one of those pieces of information that serve as a fun fact. What I don't understand however is that for the next 100 years or so the Supreme Court justices had to hold a circuit court twice a year. This was eventually abolished due to traveling issues. The part that I don't understand is if they were having traveling issues constantly over a 100 year period, why wasn't this rule improved to accommodate the issue? This is also one of the surprising things that I learned while reading the article.
One of the key takeaways that I read was about how members of the Supreme Court are elected. The President has the power to nominate an individual for the position but its the Senate who takes the vote. However there is also a key point of information that I believe is missing. Although the President can nominate an individual, he can also appoint an individual under certain circumstance's. Article 2 section 2 clause 3 of the constitution says that the following.
"The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session."
This can mean while the senate is in recess the President has the power to appoint a new Justice for a short while. This is called a Recess Appointment .
As stated previously, I already knew a lot of information about the Supreme Court from last semesters class. This would mean that my thoughts on the Supreme Court haven't really changed all that much. However, with the new information that I have learned about Recess Appointments, I would say that has changed my thinking a bit. Not only can the President appoint a justice while the senate is on recess but the person he appoints doesn't need to have any prior knowledge in law. Seems a bit weird in my opinion but I guess thats just how it is.
With the new technologies and applications we have today, there are a lot of sites and sources you can use to get current news and information. My views of News sources are very different from others in my class and my friends. In my personal opinion its more important to know the truth rather than knowing ones opinion. I have heard a lot of people say "Oh I read news from both Fox and CNN in order to get both sides of the matter" or something similar to that. I however really only read/watch news from sources that speak the truth and give us the truth. That being said, here are my top five sources of News and Information.
With Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter in 2022, and renaming it X, he has made many change to the app so that it was more about free speech and expression. X is a app where I could get the headlines of most news information from all of the sources listed below. The main reason why I use X is because I can follow news sources and get the headlines for their articles, without having to go to each website and read through them all. This allows me to click and chose which articles i'm interested in. For example I can scroll past the articles saying "Buried Treasure" (yes this was a headline by Fox) and find the articles that say "Trump wins the state of Maine". Almost all of the news I find on Twitter give quick summary of the article so that I can read it, understand it, and move on. This allows me to consume more news at a faster rate. Another thing that I like about this app is that it has a feature called "Community Notes" which lets the viewer know if there is any misinformation or missing information in a post. Someone on X actually made an account called Community Notes Violating People which is fun to look at from time to time.
I tune into Fox News mainly to see the world news that is currently happening. World news is mostly the same across all media platforms as there isn't really a way to manipulate the information in one favor. The other news I get from Fox is Political News. Fox News is known to provide more accurate information about current topics. There are some articles I have read from both Fox and CNN where CNN has severly downgraded the issue and information as it doesn't appeal to their beliefs. Meanwhile Fox releases the the truth and the whole truth. As stated in my opening I have heard people say "Oh I read news from both Fox and CNN in order to get both sides of the matter" or something like that. But in this situation I would much rather the whole truth and explanation rather than hearing ones opinions on it. To me the Truth is more important that ones opinion.
The Daily wire is more of a conservative/republican news source and I put this on here because it aligns with my beliefs and I think what they have to say is really funny. Im going to say this to start this is not a news source for everyone. some of the things that are said in these articles and shows would be considered bad or could get them "Canceled" as their views do not align with the "World Views". The Daily wire has both news articles, as well as, pod casts. The pod casts are what i listen to most often, some of the more frequent ones are "The Ben Shapiro Show" and the "Matt Walsh Show". The host of "The Ben Shapiro Show", Ben Shapiro, talks more about politics in his podcast as well as world/American News. He talks about new policies the current president or congress is putting into place as well as general news around the world and the U.S. involvement in them. "The Matt Walsh Show" on the other hand talks more about local news, the news you would see on the inside of the newspaper rather than the front page. He also talks about cultural, religious and political issues that are currently taking place.
As someone who is involved in the sports production industry, it is important to know what is happening in the sports industry. ESPN provides live stats from all sports events that are happening that game and in the past. As I am typing this I am streaming the Big South Tournament, HPU vs Radford, through ESPN+. If you are into sports ESPN supplies you with live scores and statistics that can help you follow the game if you aren't there in person. ESPN is also free to use across all platforms. Another reason why I mention ESPN is because all of HPU's D1 athletic events are streamed directly to ESPN+.
Surprisingly there are a lot of different content creators on TikTok who make videos on current events happening around the world/country. One of the people, or rather fish, that I listen to is T. McTrout, from the Bikini Bottom News. Yes this is a real thing and yes it is actually the news fish from SpongeBob. Somehow someone made the fish a TikTok account that shares current events. Unfortunately the account has been banned for an unknown reason. The other news account on TikTok is a user called Dylan Page. Dylan makes short videos in order to give the listener a simplified explanation of current events. He also doesn't pick sides and is a completely unbiased news broadcaster. One of the other things thats nice about this user is that he doesn't just broadcast the big picture news, he also broadcasts smaller, less known news, that may still have an impact on our lives.
