Media, Information and Technoculture 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2Degrees, Determinism
16 Aug 2016
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Evening of november 13, concerted armed attacked in various parts of city, 130 killed: attacked recorded and reported in real-time by social media o o. Survivors use mobile phones to contact friends and family. Facebook activates "safety check" program for the first time. Check in on people in the area during crisis: news, accurate and inaccurate, spreads fast across digital networks. Tv and newspapers provide wall-to-wall coverage, 24 hour coverage o. Suspend other shows to for continuous coverage o. #notinmyname: anonymous (famous hacker group) declares war on isis by digital hacking o. In days after attack, media are filled with mourning, sympathy and solidarity for the citizens of paris o. Facebook introduces tricolour filter: google puts discrete mourning sign on search page o. Some commentators point to difference between media coverage of paris and similar attacks elsewhere in the world. April 2nd in kenya, 147 dead: criticize disproportion in media attention given to loss of western lives.
