Based on the current scientific and technological information background and the emergence of various new media, social public opinion has changed greatly. The Internet has become an important platform for people to publish and discuss, and also a main way to participate in politics and develop democracy. After the rise of new online media, the information sources and voice channels of the society have changed, breaking through the traditional form of news conferences organized by government departments, and liberalizing the fair voice of other social platforms such as forums, post bars, microblogs, INS, youtube, etc. It provides a variety of communication platforms for people, making news gradually popular. In my opinion, social media is a double-edged sword for public news, with both good and bad aspects.
The good thing is that people can learn about the real-time news in every country around the world through social networks, and can also discuss with people in different countries and regions and express their own opinions. That is to say, people have the possibility of becoming news parties or news disseminators.
At the same time, it can also lead to a bad effect, that is, the news released or disseminated by people does not have the authentication or authenticity of official authority. People discuss it through their own subjective assumptions and do not really understand the whole process of things or the core cause of this incident.
At the same time, it can also lead to a bad effect, that is, the news released or disseminated by people does not have the authentication or authenticity of official authority. People discuss it through their own subjective assumptions and do not really understand the whole process of things or the core cause of this incident.
Take China as an example. Recently, a tragic incident occurred in China, and an extremely angry incident occurred in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China. The cause of the incident was that several women wore their favorite clothes at night, even though the clothes might be sexy, and then ate at the barbecue shop. At this time, several men at the adjacent table drank too much and asked for contact information. After being refused, they were forced to go and drink with them. Then the girl made a clear refusal. At this time, these drunken boys directly went up to grab the girl’s clothes and violently beat her, causing extremely bad effects. This incident soon spread to the Internet, and the opinions that people care about are very strange. After the netizens quickly criticized the men who were violent, they quickly raised the issue to the issue of male and female rights, and raised the public opinion guidance to the issue of gender discrimination. So in China, perhaps because the regulation of the Internet is not so clear, many people have expressed unfair views on the Internet, which has a great impact on the citizens. However, China is also gradually improving, and I hope it will become better and better.
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