Asap! due today!

now that you have defined internet and media literacy and addressed the importance of finding credible sources, consider the scenario below. after reading, give your written response to the prompt.

scenario: a high school senior is assigned a topic on which they will need to research, write a paper, and give a presentation. the topic has to do with recent international human rights violations that are causing polarized political debates amongst americans. while conducting their research, the student comes across a recent piece posted on a website called the current events blog. a blog post from this website has gone viral, getting reposted, shared, and retweeted hundreds of thousands of times, and includes claims that some top political figures in the world are to blame for the recent human rights violations, causing outrage. the claims in the blog are shared without stating or citing any sources for the information.

prompt: explain whether or not the blog post from the current events blog should be used in this student’s research paper and presentation; thoroughly explain why you feel the blog post should or should not be used. then, explain the implications surrounding how information is shared in our modern world. are there any pros or cons regarding the types of websites that show up while researching, and how quickly information (both factual and false) can be shared, affecting thousands of peoples’ opinions, emotions, and reactions?

your written response to this prompt should be a minimum of two paragraphs, with a minimum of five sentences per paragraph. use complete sentences and give detailed explanations.