Introduction:
Before starting this fieldwork I will define some keywords these keywords are social media activism, zeitgeist and mobile devices. Social media activism is defined as the anything that makes or change history, with the use of new media, one is able to communicate or protest beyond just a close circle of people. (Muslin D, 2013). Zeitgeist is defined as the spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
Research Question:
How has new media and technologies being used to bring attention to social issue and justice?
Sample:
• http://www.facebook.com
• http://www.tiwtter.com
• http://www.integram.com
• http://www.tumblr.com
• http:// www. Vines.com
Methodology:
The methodology for this fieldwork is I will be looking at how people get their information about political and social issue …show more content…
In the article “social media for social justice: teens told to take activism online.” the author talks about how African-American teens are using social media to raise awareness of social issues that affects them such civil rights and young leader 's movements.(Bowean Lolly).
This is not just limited to, a first world country, but also to the developing country taking for example the Arab spring. The Egyptian revolution of 2011 which was started on facebook by Wael Ghonim 29 year old Egyptian who saw a photograph of a bloodied and disfigured face of a young man of the same age, he felt that he should stand up for his people so he start searching about what he saw and later he learned the name of the victim which was
Before starting this fieldwork I will define some keywords these keywords are social media activism, zeitgeist and mobile devices. Social media activism is defined as the anything that makes or change history, with the use of new media, one is able to communicate or protest beyond just a close circle of people. (Muslin D, 2013). Zeitgeist is defined as the spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
Research Question:
How has new media and technologies being used to bring attention to social issue and justice?
Sample:
• http://www.facebook.com
• http://www.tiwtter.com
• http://www.integram.com
• http://www.tumblr.com
• http:// www. Vines.com
Methodology:
The methodology for this fieldwork is I will be looking at how people get their information about political and social issue …show more content…
In the article “social media for social justice: teens told to take activism online.” the author talks about how African-American teens are using social media to raise awareness of social issues that affects them such civil rights and young leader 's movements.(Bowean Lolly).
This is not just limited to, a first world country, but also to the developing country taking for example the Arab spring. The Egyptian revolution of 2011 which was started on facebook by Wael Ghonim 29 year old Egyptian who saw a photograph of a bloodied and disfigured face of a young man of the same age, he felt that he should stand up for his people so he start searching about what he saw and later he learned the name of the victim which was