Grayce Podcast audio :)

The podcast discusses how social media affects the way we receive and interpret news. It allows people to share their experiences and learn about others affected by political and social issues. This can create more empathy and increase participation in real-life issues. However, social media can also spread misinformation. The speakers discuss how they responsibly used social media for their research and how it shapes their academic and personal interests. They debate whether teachers should incorporate social media into the classroom or keep it separate. Social media will continue to have a significant impact on our lives. Hello, welcome to Podcast XYZ. This is Grace, and today I'll be joined by Maeve, Chris, and Ada. Today we'll be talking about something that influences every single one of us, social media. The research argument focused on news and how social media changes how we receive and interpret the news. During my research, I learned a lot about how information on social media differs from traditional sources. For example, social media allows people to share their individual experiences, so for political and social issues, people can learn more about the people affected than by watching the news or doing formal research alone. This can have the effect of creating more sympathy for other groups of people. Also, the fact that people can engage with issues more actively by actually responding and adding to the conversation can actually lead to more participation in politics or other issues in real life. When people can converse with others with similar interests to them, it can increase a sense of solidarity, and it allows people to organize themselves to accomplish their goals. My paper was inspired by the difference of political perspectives between me and my parents, who rarely use social media. But all of us noticed that this perspective given to us by social media influenced our papers. Can everyone describe what led them to choose our topic? This definitely shows how social media is a huge decider in what issues we pay attention to. A common problem with social media is misinformation. With this in mind, how did you guys make sure to use social media responsibly during your research process? And how much did you guys find yourselves relying on social media? How does social media shape your academic or personal interests? So we've talked about how social media can be great as a source of inspiration, but it's not quite as reliable as traditional sources when it comes to gathering information. It seems inevitable that social media will continue to play a huge role in our lives and influence our interests. Do you guys think that this means teachers should try to incorporate it into the classroom, or is it better to keep it separate from academics? As we use social media more and more, it'll be interesting to see how it transforms different parts of our lives, and maybe even the classroom as well. Thank you guys for listening. We hope you enjoyed.