JMC 1500 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Word Play, W. M. Keck Observatory, Whistleblower

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Journalism and Mass Communication
• Course: JMC 1500
• Professor: Brian Ekdale

Document Summary

Dissent- opposition to a dominant idea or group. Collective action- people working together to achieve a common goal. Shows people moving towards a common goal. Free-rider- someone who benefits from collective action, but does not contribute towards collective action. Example: someone who supports gun control benefits from stricter gun laws, but does not contribute for the cause of collective action. Avoids spending money, doesn"t come with risk of riots. Connective action- people organized via network technologies in pursuit of broadly defined goals. Involves personal action frames (use slogans to connect and participate) Doesn"t need people to go and sign a petition. Wave of demonstrations, protests, and civil wars. Sm forged connections within and between countries. Governments tried to exercise control over sm. Ex: #bringbackourgirls (kidnapping 200 girls in nigeria) Criticism facing hashtag activism - just tweeting does not make a change. People were using #ferguson on twitter while the als ice bucket challenge was happening on facebook.