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\nAssignment: How Algorithms Change Our World View
\nAn algorithm is simply a pattern or protocol, referring to how things get done. If a Web page references your personal information and past viewing habits, the algorithm or protocol will be to serve up more of the same to capture your attention. As the system selects some information for you, it ignores other information that you never get to see or consider.
\nFrom the old days of journalism, a saying applies: \u201cIf it bleeds, it leads,\u201d meaning that violent and tragic stories frequently lead the headlines, even if they are rare. The system selects these stories to get the most attention from the viewing audience. Repeated emphasis on violent stories day after day can make you perceive the world as more violent and dangerous than it really is and alter your perceptions. If one group is consistently portrayed as delinquent, violent, and\/or dangerous, the viewing public can come to view them in that way, even if it is not an accurate depiction of what that same audience observes in their own community day in and day out.
\nSince this selection process often occurs without you even knowing about it, it can limit your range of awareness\u2014as well as your world view. Mass media is a powerful force in our lives, and the depictions and portrayals can contain subtle or overt prejudice and bias.
\nIn this Assignment, you consider this process, its impact, and how you can take steps to counter act its influence.
\nTo prepare for this Assignment:\u00a0
\nRead the \u201cCommunication Program Professional Writing Guidelines.\u201d
\nRead \u201cCode-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age.\u201d
\nRead \u201cHow Algorithms Skew Your World View.\u201d
\nWatch Challenging the Algorithms of Oppression.
\nBy Day 7
\nWrite\u00a0a 2-3-page paper that addresses the following:
\nDescribe how algorithms affect media consumption.
\nExplain how algorithms can shape your world view.
\nGive examples of two different ways algorithms are harmful to society.\u00a0
\nExplain how you might change your own patterns of use to combat the effects of algorithms.\u00a0
\nPlease Note:\u00a0Be sure to reference at least one\u00a0scholarly or popular\u00a0source to support your\u00a0answers.
\nQuestions about this Assignment? Post them in the Contact the Instructor area. That way, everyone in the class will see, and benefit from, the Instructor\u2019s response.\u00a0
\nSubmit\u00a0your Word document into the assignment area. Make sure that you address the question prompts for this assignment.\u00a0
\nRefer\u00a0to the Week 3 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.
\nSubmission and Grading Information
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\nClick the\u00a0Week 3\u00a0Assignment Rubric\u00a0to review the Grading Criteria for the Application.
\nClick the\u00a0Week 3\u00a0Assignment\u00a0\u00a0link. You will also be able to \u201cView Rubric\u201d for grading criteria from this area.
\nNext, from the Attach File area, click on the\u00a0Browse My Computer\u00a0button. Find the document you saved as \u201cWK3Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)\u201d and click\u00a0Open.
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