The Topic:
A discussion of if/how social media creates an echo chamber effect, what effect that has on political discourse, and what role business should have in preventing or perpetuating that effect.
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Readings:
- Video: Social Media Echo Chambers Trap Americans: Link to Reading
- Beyond the Echo Chamber: Link to Reading
- 4 Ways To Exploit Echo Chambers For Content Marketing: Link to Reading
- Confirmed: Echo chambers exist on social media. So what do we do about them?:Link to Reading
- In the age of Donald Trump, is it time to revisit media ethics?: Link to Reading
- Your Filter Bubble is Destroying Democracy: Link to Reading
Discussion Questions:
- Do echo chambers actually exist?
- If so, what role does social media / modern search engines play in creating them?
- Are echo chambers inherently good or bad?
- What impact do echo chambers have on political discourse and debate? On democracy?
- Is it ok for business to exploit echo chambers for marketing purposes?
- Do businesses have an ethical responsibility to limit echo chamber development?
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Added by Mike Lenox, February 2017.