Sunday, July 22, 2012
Research Topic
After deliberating about what my topic would be for this project, I finally decided to do public figures and social media. After reading about all the positives that come from social media, I also wanted to look at how it negatively affects these public figures lives. My research will include athletes, politicians, actors, and actresses. Over the last few years, many public figures have gotten in trouble by using social media. There have been politicians and actors that have gotten in trouble for posting scandalous photos and athletes that have gotten in trouble for using social media during games and sporting events. A lot of these public figures are looked at as role models to younger children and some of their reputations have been damaged due to what they post on their social media pages. I believe that a lot of these athletes have good intentions behind their social media use like letting fans get view into their daily lives. It will be interesting to collect data and look at the positives and negatives behind social media and public figures. I'm looking forward to the task and hopefully I find some surprising and interesting results.
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Very interesting topic SCbaseball, I cant wait to see your results. Celebrities are already under the microscope as it is, with the rise in social media they can expose the public to even more private aspects of their lives. There have been many cases I can remember where public figures have gotten in trouble over their social media use, and it will be interesting to see the psychology behind their decisions. I feel that while there are obvious benefits to using social media to enhance your celebrity, I am curious to see how the negatives balance out the equation. Is it truly prudent to use social media if you are a celebrity? There are plenty of examples you will be able to use to portray your findings and I cant wait to read your paper.
ReplyDeleteSCbaseball, this is a very cool topic to be researching! i honestly want to steal it! haha But that is a good point about how it can affect these people negatively too. Especially the way these medias give the press a direct feed of public figures social lives, so at any time they might slip up it would be everywhere in no time. But i find your research topic very intriguing!
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