Write a 2 to 3 page double-spaced paper on one of the following
topics.
l) “The YouTube Effect” by Moises Naim is an article that
details the effects of having the ability to record and report
events in real time that mainstream media cannot.
a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a
site like YouTube as a means to inform the public about
day to day events?
b) How can we avoid or filter out information that is
slanted or propagandized? How do we tell the difference
since everyday people don’t have to follow journalistic
precedents?
c) Write about the double-echo chamber cited in the article.
What are the benefits of this relationship between
mainstream media and sites like YouTube? Are there
any negative aspects to this, and if so, what are they?
(1) Relate an example of a current video that made a
significant impact on you, and why.
2) “Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call Police” by
Martin Gansberg is an article that relates the horrific
murder of Kitty Genovese and the neighbors who did
nothing to stop it.
a) Think about what we’d discussed about human nature.
Why do you think her neighbors failed to call police,
and are they bad people for not intervening? Explain
why or why not.
b) This murder happened on a tree-lined street in New
York. Had this occurred in a rural area. do vou think the