ASSIGNMENT | How much of the job of filtering out non-credible sources can technology do right now?

Please answer short essay questions use references if necessary

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1. Given the sharp increase in smartphones (which have access to the internet), do you think that the “digital divide” in terms of access to and use of the Internet has changed? Comment on whether you think there are qualitative differences in accessing the Internet from a phone vs. a computer or tablet and how this may affect some of the issues related to access and use discussed in some of our readings (e.g. types of websites visited, digital skill level, etc.).
2. Please share your thoughts on the impacts and ramifications of Digital Divide during crises.

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According to the Pew Research Center (2017), some experts state that the information environment will improve partly because “technology will help label, filter or ban misinformation” (p. 6). Facebook is developing technology to weed out non-credible sources. – see attached
1. How much of the job of filtering out non-credible sources can technology do right now? For what reasons?
2. If technology can’t do the entire job, who else is responsible for filtering out non-credible sources, and what do they need to do?
On February 14, 2018, students at Marie Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, FL, experienced a mass shooting. Soon afterward, news about Scot Peterson’s role as a security guard broke. – see attached article
1. Different people have their own opinions about whether Scot Peterson fulfilled his professional duty during the shooting. Recall what your opinion might have been before the start of this week. How, if at all, has your opinion changed? Justify your answer with at least 2 facts, citing your sources. Exclude speculation.
2. A lot of media coverage has focused on Scot Peterson. Of all of it, what percentage do you guesstimate provides facts?
3. How certain are you of your conclusion about Scot Peterson? If you have any uncertainty, what would you need to see or hear to be able to draw a definite conclusion?

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Consider how the branding process Wheeler outlined can align with Keller’s model of customer-based brand equity. Provide a hypothetical or real-world example of how a step in the branding process could, or has furthered, your or someone else’s advanced placement within Keller’s pyramid. Cite your sources and approach this discussion question from a scholar-practitioner perspective.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

I do not think that the proliferation of smartphones has significantly reduced the digital divide. Although the sharp increase in access to and ownership of smartphones has increased access to and use of the internet, there are still bottlenecks such as data caps and small screens of the devices which makes usage cumbersome. The use of these devices for the internet is also dependent on the purchasing of internet data bundles which…