Results from a multi-wave large-scale survey conducted in all 50 states and DC.
The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Polic
On July 26, the Covid States Project released a special report on "Social media news consumption and COVID-19 vaccination rates." The Project surveyed over 20,000 Americans from all 50 states, asking questions about their sources of news and their vaccination status. The findings are not surprising:
"Those who are most reliant on Facebook for information have substantially lower vaccination rates than those who rely on other sources. In fact, Facebook news consumers are less likely to be vaccinated than people who get their COVID-19 information from the often vaccine-skeptical Fox News."
Those who get their news primarily from Facebook are less likely to be vaccinated, more likely to say they will never get vaccinated, and more likely to believe debunked myths about the vaccines. Those who get their news exclusively from Facebook, and no other sources, fare even worse.
"The vaccination rates of people who get COVID news from Facebook are substantially lower than the overall population: 61% of users versus 68% of the eligible US population, and 71% for non-Facebook users. ... Among those who received COVID-19 information from Facebook but not from the other sources we asked about, 47% report being vaccinated, while 25% say they do not intend to get vaccinated. ...
"Even after accounting for demographic and other differences, we still find that getting COVID-related news from Facebook − especially exclusively from Facebook − is associated with lower vaccination levels and higher levels of vaccine resistance ... Strikingly, the vaccination odds for those who rely exclusively on Facebook are even lower than those of audience members who rely exclusively on Fox News. Vaccine resistance is also higher among those groups on Facebook compared to Fox News. The only information source that we examine with lower levels of vaccination and higher levels of vaccine resistance is Newsmax ...
"Finally, we examined the relationship between using Facebook (and other news sources) and affirmatively believing in widely circulating misinformation. ... those who rely exclusively on Facebook have relatively high levels of beliefs in misinformation (with 22% believing at least one false claim), below Newsmax (37%), and only slightly ahead of Fox news (21%). Those who relied on multiple sources of information, but not those three, had a far lower level of beliefs in misinformation, at 7%."
Day 2: Challenge
After learning the basics of photography by @richardpascoe, we were sent outside to get headling images about the community around us in twenty minutes.
As part of the challenge, I decided to walk around Victoria station as I knew that the homeless tended to sit and sleep in the nooks of the building.
It's while walking around the station as the rain poured down I saw the man sitting with an umbrella trying to keep warm while even walked past him. Not a single head seemed to look down and notice him. For this reason, I felt that the headline for this photo should be 'Wet, Cold and Ignored.
Not because of my love for Aaliyah, but because of the message. We all get knocked down in life, but don’t stay down for too long. Get back up, dust yourself off and try again.
I grew up with her music and when I heard of her passing, I cried. She, like Tupac, was real. She was beautiful, talented, stylish and humble, but I see past the image. She was very studious - maintaining a 4.0 GPA while making music. Her’s was a playful spirit and she was well on her way to being a superstar.
But her voice...
There’s so many ways to describe it: soft, warm, cool, pure, dark, airy, smokey - all and all, her voice has a haunting beauty to it. As much as I love her music, I know that she wasn’t a powerhouse. But I still give her her due respect as a wonderful artist. The sweetness of her voice is lacking in this day and age, and it’s yet to be copied...
The power of fan conventions (MCM London Comic Con - May 2018)
By Aisosa Ugiagbe
Hey look, I caught a Pikachu~!!
As you know I'm a nerd. A huge flaming nerd. And I'll say that with my chest until the day that I die.
Last weekend was the London MCM comic con. An event where thousands of other nerds (I mean fans) get together to enjoy and celebrate comic books, anime, manga, video games, film, TV shows - all different forms of creative media.
There's nothing quite like it. The feeling of knowing that you're surrounded by people who love the same things you do, with the same intensity and passion that you have... It's simply beautiful.
These guys cosplayed as Metal Gear Solid characters Revolver Ocelot, Naked Snake, Sniper Wolf! Good stuff!
In fact I can say wholeheartedly that it re-energized my love for creative media and the community surrounding it.
"Why do you say that?" You may be asking. Well, I'll tell you why.
You see, being on the internet partaking in discussions on various topics within the realm of creative media is a staple activity for a nerd. But due to the inherently anonymous nature of the internet, discussions between passionate fans can quickly turn into arguments which can quickly...turn into all-out flame wars. When you bear witness to these day in day out, you can end up a bit...jaded. You start to think that maybe it's better if you kept your interests to yourself. Because Fandoms be trippin'.
But then you go to a convention, meet with a buttload of fans in the flesh, have wonderful chats (filled with in-jokes and memes that you don't have to explain because they're not total normies), and then suddenly all is right with the world and those annoying encounters you had on the internet in the past cease to bother you as much. Being part of a Fandom can be amazing.
laughing with Tidus from Final Fantasy X. Aaaahahahahaha!
As a creative, it makes me so happy to think that people's work has been celebrated to the point that people get together to express their love for it. Their work has people literally dressing up as characters they love, without a regard to what society thinks. It's incredibly incredible lol.
Creative media has influenced so many people in so many different ways.
I long more than ever to one day create something that has that same impact on people. Here's to one day lol.
A big shoutout to all who made the convention possible. It was a great experience.
Also, shoutouts to Xenia, who also attended (she was actually doing press work, go her!)
This is my second Skyrim piece, based on everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood dragon. I tried to convey the snow on top of the mountain as well as the majesty of the dragons.
Visit to the Photographers' gallery where we spoke to professional photographer Alicia Clarke about the photography industry and the art of finding your perfect job.
Alicia showed us just how broad 'Photography' is and all the different roles you can go into- from creative director through to printing.
"Jump at every opportunity and give out the energy you want to receive" - Alicia Clarke
