{"id":3979,"date":"2017-04-03T17:48:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlecharbinger.wordpress.com\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2017-04-03T17:48:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:48:51","slug":"supportrealnews-a-social-media-movement-for-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mlecharbinger.org\/?p=3979","title":{"rendered":"#SupportRealNews: A Social Media Movement For Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Robyn Forbes<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Following the campaign season and President Donald Trump\u2019s election, the search for truth became even more pressing. People began to pay closer attention to media and news outlets, expecting to be provided with information that would help them make the best decision for the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join @newsceo and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffsonderman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jeffsonderman<\/a> at 2 p.m. on Facebook for a discussion about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fakenews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fakenews<\/a> and how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/supportrealnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#supportrealnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G8biJFUJu9\">pic.twitter.com\/G8biJFUJu9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News\/Media Alliance (@newsalliance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsalliance\/status\/847108626783330304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">News Media Alliance initiated a social media campaign against fake news called \u2018Support Real News\u2019. A Facebook Live event was hosted on March 29 to encourage people to get involved in the movement and show their support for journalists by using the hashtag <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">#SupportRealNews<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The truth is out there. You just have to dig for it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SupportRealNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SupportRealNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/journalismmatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#journalismmatters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ucwYqpytG8\">pic.twitter.com\/ucwYqpytG8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colorado Press Association (@ColoradoPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColoradoPress\/status\/847803766283829250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The movement encourages people to subscribe to local newspapers, donate to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and show their appreciation for the truths accessible to them because of the press. It\u2019s developing a following on social media and the hashtag has attracted a politically diverse group of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The press keeps everyone in check: gov&#39;t, private citizens; no one is above the law. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SupportRealNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SupportRealNews<\/a>. Support your right to know.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sabine (BLM) Joseph (@SabineJ22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabineJ22\/status\/847149437256450048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Fake news sites have been sprouting up on the web, creating frenzies over untrue stories and spreading imagined \u2018information\u2019. Google and Facebook have made efforts to reduce the amount of fake news site advertisements on their platforms, but it is a stand taken by individuals that really changes the dynamic of this war on fake news.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News matters because we have a right to know the facts&#8211;not the alternative facts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SupportRealNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SupportRealNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laura Romero (@lauraromero1207) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauraromero1207\/status\/847152458556170244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">However, the unconventional and unpredictable state of the candidates\u2019 run for office, particularly Trump\u2019s campaign, was taken advantage of. Fake news began to pollute the media and it became difficult to detect amidst the very real and just as shocking occurrences of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Time to back up my beliefs with my money. Getting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seattletimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@seattletimes<\/a> 7 day delivery and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nytimes<\/a> online subscription. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SupportRealNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SupportRealNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Star Magic Jackson Jr. (@hey_zeus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hey_zeus\/status\/825797350375317505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Deciding on the importance of the truth is a huge part of this movement. At its core, this movement is an effort to prompt the public realization of just how crucial access to and an understanding of real and current information is to a democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Journalism builds the framework of a just and free society. 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