Media Assignments
Social Media Assignment
Gen Z Voter Challenge
This social media assignment was to create a post that could share voter information and educate peers about how to vote. The media that I created could be posted as an Instagram story and shares tips for voting in college. I really enjoyed creating this assignment because it is so common to see shared informational graphics on social media these days and I had never made my own post before to share. I think this assignment was important because sharing voting tips on social media specifically for college students is the best outlet to reach the college student audience.
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Coping with "Election Stress Disorder" Assignment
Discussion Post
The election and related media has been causing a lot of stress recently, especially as the election gets closer. It is unnerving to think about the future of the country and knowing that there will be civil unrest and violence no matter who wins, and trying to focus on school work and everything else as the election dwells in the background. I am trying to deal with this by reminding myself that I cannot control what happens on election day, and by trying to just take things day by day and focus on schoolwork. Limiting social media as the election gets closer also helps, because it can be overwhelming since "what if" posts and election posts are flooding every feed of social media right now.
This discussion post was related to the stress and feelings of anxiety surrounding the presidential election at the beginning of November. I felt I did well on this assignment because I was able to reflect on the articles that we read for the assignment and decipher my feelings towards the election and everything going on related to the election, as well as address what was causing the anxiety around the election and how to deal with this. It was uniting to see that a lot of other students in the discussion were also feeling anxiety around the election, and it was important that we were all able to reply to each other and offer tips of advice for how to deal with feelings around the election. This assignment shows growth in both reflections about world events and as a media community.