DQ5-2 repost

DQ 5

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2 Responses

1.

n today’s times, with social media being so prevalent and every cause being taken to the extreme, the public is

able to place considerable pressure on administrations (Johnson, 2018). This pressure may not always yield the

change that the public is after,

but at the very least it will cause the administration to acknowledge the concern.

Taking something as simple as the public bathroom concerns of recent years. There was no way that they were

going to get a third bathroom installed everywhere across the nat

ion. But they did get a third bathroom in some

places. The biggest thing that was accomplished was by putting the issue on the national table and making

everyone aware of the challenge that a portion of our population faces daily. They made PA’s aware of s

omething

that they need to consider when making future decisions. That is still a win in my book.

Other examples include gun control or pro

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gun pressures from either side of the argument. Of course gun owners

are not going to be able to have any firearm th

ey desire and of course all the guns across the land are not going to

be collected. But the ongoing argument about keeping our nation and families safe is a necessary one and should

stay at the front of our thoughts.

Public pressure on administrations is a

key method of creating and perpetuating the changes that are needed to

keep things running smoothly.

Johnson, C. E. (2013).

Meeting

the

ethical

challenges

of

leadership:

Casting

light

or

shadow.

Thousand Oaks, CA:

Sage. ISBN

-

13: 9781452259185

URL:

http://gcumedia.com/digital

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resources/sage/2013/meeting

-

the

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ethical

-

challenges

-

of

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leadership_ebook_5e.php

2.

The public has a tremendous impact on political behavior and political agenda. The public inp

ut can have a

positive or a negative impact, depending on what is going on at what point is being made. We have many examples

of the agenda of the public being sent through social media such as Facebook. Many people use social media to

garner attention to

themselves or to their cause. The 2016 election was heavily influenced by fake news. At the

time that this was happening, Facebook denied that their platform was used to sway any elections or have any

impact on public opinion. In the aftermath of the elect

ion, one of these books production managers stated “In

2016, we as Facebook or far too slow to recognize how bad actors were of using our platform” (Kennedy, 2018).

Many causes have been brought to light by social media. It is far

-

reaching, and it can opin

ions in many situations.

Personally I have utilized Snopes to research stories for validity. I think one of the biggest I found was regarding a

bottled water company having gel in the water bottles. As I watched the video that they posted, I was sure that

was ice that was coming out, but it did look like gel , so I researched it and it was indeed fake news. This post may

have been a social experiment of some sort, but I am sure it had an impact on the bottled water company. This

fake news video was viewed m

ore than 18.9 million times since 2016 (Thomas, 2016). While this is not necessarily

political, it did turn into a viral video. If fake news about something that is unimportant, what impact does it have

on something pollical? I believe when a person wants

things to go a certain way, they will follow stories that

reflect their inner thoughts on what they desire as an outcome. It may not be a conscious thought, but we do lean

toward what we believe.

References

Abazajian, K. (2018, August 27).

Government

Transparency

is

Key

to

Valuable

Community

Partnerships

. Retrieved

from meetingofminds.org: https://meetingoftheminds.org/government

-

transparency

-

is

-

key

-

to

-

valuable

-

community

-

partnerships

-

28058

Kennedy, M. (2018, January 22).

Facebook

Says

Social

Media

Can

Be

Negative

For

Democracy

. Retrieved from

npr.org: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo

-

way/2018/01/22/579732762/facebook

-

says

-

social

-

media

-

can

-

be

-

negative

-

for

-

democracy

Thomas, C. (2016, March 22).

Arrowhead

Water

Anyone?

Ret

rieved from Facebook.com:

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=arrowhead%20water%20turns%20to%20gel&epa=SEARCH_BOX

DQ 5-2 Responses

1.

n today’s times, with social media being so prevalent and every cause being taken to the extreme, the public is

able to place considerable pressure on administrations (Johnson, 2018). This pressure may not always yield the

change that the public is after, but at the very least it will cause the administration to acknowledge the concern.

Taking something as simple as the public bathroom concerns of recent years. There was no way that they were

going to get a third bathroom installed everywhere across the nation. But they did get a third bathroom in some

places. The biggest thing that was accomplished was by putting the issue on the national table and making

everyone aware of the challenge that a portion of our population faces daily. They made PA’s aware of something

that they need to consider when making future decisions. That is still a win in my book.

Other examples include gun control or pro-gun pressures from either side of the argument. Of course gun owners

are not going to be able to have any firearm they desire and of course all the guns across the land are not going to

be collected. But the ongoing argument about keeping our nation and families safe is a necessary one and should

stay at the front of our thoughts.

Public pressure on administrations is a key method of creating and perpetuating the changes that are needed to

keep things running smoothly.

Johnson, C. E. (2013). Meeting the ethical challenges of leadership: Casting light or shadow. Thousand Oaks, CA:

Sage. ISBN-13: 9781452259185

URL:

http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2013/meeting-the-ethical-challenges-of-leadership_ebook_5e.php

2.

The public has a tremendous impact on political behavior and political agenda. The public input can have a

positive or a negative impact, depending on what is going on at what point is being made. We have many examples

of the agenda of the public being sent through social media such as Facebook. Many people use social media to

garner attention to themselves or to their cause. The 2016 election was heavily influenced by fake news. At the

time that this was happening, Facebook denied that their platform was used to sway any elections or have any

impact on public opinion. In the aftermath of the election, one of these books production managers stated “In

2016, we as Facebook or far too slow to recognize how bad actors were of using our platform” (Kennedy, 2018).

Many causes have been brought to light by social media. It is far-reaching, and it can opinions in many situations.

Personally I have utilized Snopes to research stories for validity. I think one of the biggest I found was regarding a

bottled water company having gel in the water bottles. As I watched the video that they posted, I was sure that

was ice that was coming out, but it did look like gel , so I researched it and it was indeed fake news. This post may

have been a social experiment of some sort, but I am sure it had an impact on the bottled water company. This

fake news video was viewed more than 18.9 million times since 2016 (Thomas, 2016). While this is not necessarily

political, it did turn into a viral video. If fake news about something that is unimportant, what impact does it have

on something pollical? I believe when a person wants things to go a certain way, they will follow stories that

reflect their inner thoughts on what they desire as an outcome. It may not be a conscious thought, but we do lean

toward what we believe.

References

Abazajian, K. (2018, August 27). Government Transparency is Key to Valuable Community Partnerships. Retrieved

from meetingofminds.org: https://meetingoftheminds.org/government-transparency-is-key-to-valuable-

community-partnerships-28058

Kennedy, M. (2018, January 22). Facebook Says Social Media Can Be Negative For Democracy. Retrieved from

npr.org: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/22/579732762/facebook-says-social-media-can-be-

negative-for-democracy

Thomas, C. (2016, March 22). Arrowhead Water Anyone? Retrieved from Facebook.com:

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=arrowhead%20water%20turns%20to%20gel&epa=SEARCH_BOX