Reaction videos are videos of people reacting to something — a video game, cooking tutorials, natural phenomena, breaking news, and even gross-out porn. While some reaction video creators proclaim they make these videos as a time capsule of human sentiments for our descendants to discover, Mitch Therieau argues that the pioneers of reaction videos leaned into it hard because it was essentially self-propagating. These videos can be made about almost anything under the sun (including other reaction videos), extracting more content out of them. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
