Civic Imagination: Wheel of Time On Amazon Prime and Feminism
The Wheel of Time is a new show on Amazon Prime that was released in November 2021. It is based on the novels by authors Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson and is set in a whimsical and fantasized world where mythical creatures like dragons and ogres live among others. Those who can conjure magic and channel […]
MoreGeneralization About Women In Media: Marriage and Having Children
One generalization that I face every single day as a woman in society is the idea that simply because I am a woman, I will one day have children. It has been something that has been forced upon my conscious for as long as I can remember as something that I must do in order […]
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The Importance of Fact-Checking
In this ever-evolving media landscape, we are more prone than ever to consuming misinformation and it is imperative that we are able to learn ways to notice and flag information that may not be real or fabricated. On February 3, 2022, Reuters Fact Check published an article titled “Fact Check-Nigeria destroyed COVID-19 vaccine doses because […]
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Hello, and Welcome!
My name is Victoria Sierra Valdez I currently live in Douglas City, CA with my boyfriend and two cats in beautiful Trinity County. I am pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies at Arizona State University and I am taking MCO 425: Digital Media Literacy 1 because it is a class required […]
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Voyage of Self-Discovery
I am going back to college this fall of 2021 after a gap year in 2020 and was going through my google docs. I stumbled upon an essay I did freshman year of college for my personal development class and the prompt was “Lifeline” where I was asked to write about my journey up until […]
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