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By: Malynn Nelson, Nina Tita, and MacKenzie Waldon
- Basis of the theory that media focuses on certain stories or events and “then places them within a field of meaning”
- Framing expanded to organizations (movements) because it can be applied to many media platforms that be a big influence
- Tied closely to agenda-setting theory– both draw on focusing audiences attention on something specific
topics of interest
#ClimateChange
Social media creates a platform for anyone to be an environmentalists, with one viral story an environmental disaster like the Amazon Fires can be seen by millions of people within days. But there is another side to this story that didn’t go viral, check out the blog on this topic to get some insight on this story.
#BlackLivesMatter
The viral hashtag has more than 30 million tweets, people from all across the nation are joining the movement to incite change. Learn how the BLM movement has sustained its growth and how it uses media framing to further expand the movement.
#MeToo
Learn about the history behind the #MeToo movement, explore how social media inspired a conversation across the globe that still has impact on our society today.
#OccupyWallstreet
Explore how the world media framed #OccupyWallStreet and how it affected this social movement.
#LoveWins
Learn how this social media campaign promoting marriage equality swept the nation.
What Can You Do?
Social Media can be used as a tool to connect us and has brought a whole new meaning to awareness of what is happening in our world. Many social movements have gone viral and made a positive impact , in most cases there is something much bigger happening behind the post or hashtag.
Even with this flux of social change being available by social media it is crucial to be aware of what the deeper meaning or actual cause you are mindlessly sharing to your own social platform.
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