I am majoring in Mass Communication and Media Studies at Arizona State University which I have discussed in previous blog posts. Since I am a media major, I have used just about every popular social media app to some extent. However, today I will evaluate two social media sites I enjoy using the most, Pinterest […]
MoreBack in 2016, I couldn’t go on Instagram without seeing an ad for SugarBearHair vitamin gummies. These gummies were highly endorsed by many celebrities including the Kardashians, actress Vanessa Hudgens, model Emily Ratajkowski, and others. The claim was that these vitamins were amazing, delicious, and great at promoting hair growth. Even now I will still […]
MoreThis week I evaluated two games that show people how misinformation is spread and created. Read along, and follow my gameplay through the slides to learn more about these games and my experience as I navigated through my first time playing them. The first game I played is called Bad News. In this game, you […]
MoreThe term misinformation was the word of the year back in 2018. When you think of 2018 what was going on in terms of politics and in the news? This CNN article highlights 110 things that happened in American politics in 2018 and of them a few stick out including the second women’s march, Parkland […]
MoreWednesday, August 24, 2022 7:30 A.M. I woke up and immediately put on my favorite podcast, Gals On The Go. This week’s episode was about skincare. They talked about their personal skincare journeys with CeraVe dermatologist Dr. Mian who is a licensed dermatologist in NYC. I trust the credibility of this podcast especially since they […]
MoreWithout media creation, there wouldn’t be a need for media literacy because we wouldn’t have any media to be literate on. It is an essential component in becoming media literate and as I have mentioned in my previous post “Media Literacy Education: A Reflection,” the main components of media literacy are, access, analyze, evaluate, create […]
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Victoria Valdez 