The Youtube Effect

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