Have you seen any of these on your newsfeed lately?
# Ferguson # Mike Brown #Justice for Mike # Hands Up, Don’t shoot Or if not any of those hash tags, maybe you’ve seen images such as the ones to the right on your screens and feeds. Social Media has played an extremely pungent role in spreading awareness to the Mike Brown case and the aftermath in Ferguson. The hash tags above flood newsfeeds and the images display the tragedy rooting support for the protestors nationwide. Thanks to the news spread across social media, young people across the nation have started their own protest showing support for the victims of racial profiling in Ferguson. Awareness of issues such as police brutality, racial profiling, and even the proof of the existence of racism has all come of social media’s role. People have come together to fight for the issues surrounding race and crime due to it's quick spread of passion and uprising of the public. The public response on social media provides hope for change. Often times awareness is all that is needed to bring about change, and social media has done quite the job in spreading the word and the passion. |
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Images top to bottom :http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-mayor-defends-police-reaction-michael-brown-protests-n180646 http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/press-freedom-police-target-media-arrest-teargas-reporters-ferguson-protests/
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/14/cyberattack-disables-county-websites-as-ferguson-protests-spread-online/
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Images top to bottom :http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-mayor-defends-police-reaction-michael-brown-protests-n180646 http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/press-freedom-police-target-media-arrest-teargas-reporters-ferguson-protests/
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/14/cyberattack-disables-county-websites-as-ferguson-protests-spread-online/
Linked Images:cited on linked site