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• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

One thing that distracted me was the Case Studies section of Media Activism. It was too short and not that much information was placed in text. Everything in the article is relevant but, I would like to see more information in the Occupy Wall Street section and more detail into the BLM section. The paragraph should be more on the cause of the protest, how the people reacted, and the outcome of the protest. Some sources you can follow up with that is The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/what-is-occupy-wall-street-the-history-of-leaderless-movements/2011/10/10/gIQAwkFjaL_story.html The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/the-triumph-of-occupy-wall-street/395408/

and, http://occupywallstreet.net.

Media activism is a broad category of activism that utilizes media and communication technologies for social and political movements. Methods of media activism include publishing news on websites, creating video and audio investigations, spreading information about protests, and organizing campaigns relating to media and communications policies.

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and perceived systemic racism toward black people. BLM regularly holds protests against police killings of black people and broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system.

In 2013, the movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. Black Lives Matter became nationally recognized for its street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of two African Americans: Michael Brown, resulting in protests and unrest in Ferguson, and Eric Garner in New York City. Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the movement have demonstrated against the deaths of numerous other African Americans by police actions or while in police custody. In the summer of 2015, Black Lives Matter activists became involved in the 2016 United States presidential election. The originators of the hashtag and call to action, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, expanded their project into a national network of over 30 local chapters between 2014 and 2016. The overall Black Lives Matter movement, however, is a decentralized network and has no formal hierarchy.

According to Black Lives Matter on Wikipedia, it is a movement that brings the African American community together. It is a campaign that does not promote violence but instead unity. Their can be both negative or positive views on the movement due to the way the media affects people. This movement began in 2013 when people started hash tagging #BLM, #BlackLivesMatter, and #equality on Twitter, Facebook, and many social media platforms. In response to the visible violent acts against Black communities more the 50 organizations from across the country have come together to fight this unfairness based on color . Today this is still an issue and in my opinion media does not have a positive effect on BLM. It causes people to riot and build more hatred for each other instead of the whole concept of unity. Sometimes the media (fake news) can take things out of context, in result people will have an upsetting reaction out of people .

*Why is media activism important - Its important because it spreads and informs the public with information related to politics and social issues

*Why do we use it - We use it to become more aware of what is going on in the world

*What forms of technology do we use - internet, news, radio, and social platforms.

*How is it represented in our everyday lives- We are surrounded by media in general, whether it is the news, radio, television, or any social platform.

These are some questions I have developed and will discuss

- One thing that connects the case studies that are already in this article is that they all use social media. Has there been Media Activism in parts of the world that hasn't utilized social media as it's primary communication tool?

One case that hasn't utilized social media as its primary communication tool is the post election stickey notes that were put up on the subway walls. This form of media activism did not use technology but instead had people write down their feelings and opinions on the election. It was considered a way of venting and therapy for the people who did not agree on this election. This allowed people to have a say and be heard without writing anything online.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/19/post-election-subway-therapy-sticky-notes-taken-down-but-not-thrown-out/  

Occupy Wall Street

It was a people powered movement beginning September 17th, 2011 in Liberty Square in Manhattans financial district. From here it spread to cities all over the United State, and globally.[1] The movement came about because of the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Its main goal was to fight against the unequal income gap and the corrupting influence of money. Although many people believed that the movement disappeared, it has instead evolved into a variety of different causes. One of Occupy's largest unrecognized victories is the drive for a higher minimum wage. The occupy protests helped to motivate workers in the fast food industry in New York City to walk off their jobs in November, 2012, triggering national movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This march in New York helped lead the way for tens of thousands of workers who marched in hundreds of cities asking for better paying conditions. 

Gave more information about Occupy Wall Street. How it began and how it is influenced up till today.

I tried to tie in the origins of Black Lives Matter but most information was already put into the section.

*Why is media activism important - Its important because it spreads and informs the public with information related to politics and social issues

*Why do we use it - We use it to become more aware of what is going on in the world

*What forms of technology do we use - internet, news, radio, and social platforms.

*How is it represented in our everyday lives- We are surrounded by media in general, whether it is the news, radio, television, or any social platform.

Day, Elizabeth (July 19, 2015). "#BlackLivesMatter: the birth of a new civil rights movement". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2016. 

Ross, Janell (August 19, 2015). "How Black Lives Matter moved from a hashtag to a real political force". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 19, 2015.