UNIT 8: Opportunities, Challenges and Power of Media and Information
I learned the opportunities, challenges and power of media and information. I understand the issues of using unguarded internet. Citizen journalism, Courtney c. Radsch describes citizen journalism as an alternative type of "activist" collecting and distributing news outside the traditional broadcasting forms of news and information. Jay Rosen points out that citizen journalism simply refers to an audience which uses its own press resources to educate other audiences.
Phishing involves stealing private information-such as usernames and passwords, or sometimes money via credit card numbers-often for malicious purposes. Phishing is a trusted organization (usually a website). Phishing is a fishing term similar to the phishing term used to catch a victim with the aid of bait (the credible entity)
Human trafficking refers to the use of threats or persuasions to engage in any kind of labor or force or trade in sex. Millions of people, including men, women and even children, go into trafficking worldwide and earn a large amount of billions of dollars annually. Trafficking of humans is believed to be a secret crime and cases of human trafficking are rarely reported and victims seek help out due to the fear of traffickers, the stigma or, at times, the fear of police forces.
