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Sam Ellefson
Nov 6, 20233 min read
The internet and freedom of expression
In the United States, freedom of expression is a fundamental principle that defines how public discourse develops and operates on a...
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Sam Ellefson
Oct 28, 20232 min read
Anti-protest laws and free expression
Within the past 6-7 years there has been a quick proliferation of state legislation aimed at curbing freedom of expression by placing...
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Sam Ellefson
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Libel law and anti-SLAPP statutes
This week’s readings offered further insight into the scope of the First Amendment, detailing how the United States’ commitment to...
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Sam Ellefson
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Foucault and free expression
The societal value of free expression is both public and personal. Our communities benefit from rigorous and challenging conversations...
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Sam Ellefson
Oct 7, 20225 min read
Misinformation creation activity
I knew I wanted to set out and craft a set of (somewhat) comprehensive recommendations for helping media users in my generation, Some of...
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Sam Ellefson
Oct 3, 20225 min read
Using the trust indicators
The eight indicators provided by the Trust Project for evaluating the validity and trustworthiness of a news source include: journalist...
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Sam Ellefson
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Whose Responsibility is it to Solve the Misinformation Problem?
As mentioned in one of the videos from this week, technological advancement is not the root cause of misinformation, and misinformation...
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Sam Ellefson
Sep 26, 20224 min read
Assessing current platforms' attempts to curb misinformation
My first instinct when I was tasked with researching and evaluating two social platforms’ efforts and structures for combating...
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Sam Ellefson
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Website or claim analysis
The Arizona gubernatorial race has been equally concerning and interesting to me. I followed the Republican primary, which culminated in...
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Sam Ellefson
Sep 12, 20223 min read
Evaluating misinformation education tools
For this blog assignment, I decided to play the games Bad News and Factitious. In Bad News, you play as a fake news site attempting to...
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Sam Ellefson
Sep 4, 20223 min read
How has misinformation impacted you and people you know?
Misinformation’s pernicious nature, compounded with constantly being inundated by its presence on Twitter specifically, has left me...
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Sam Ellefson
Aug 29, 20226 min read
24-Hour Media Diet
1:15pm - Saturday: I checked Canvas on my second day off after a long week. I started reorganizing my personal Wix site to meet the...
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Sam Ellefson
Jan 11, 20220 min read
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Sam Ellefson
Apr 13, 20210 min read
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