Social Media Application:
Social media contains many biased opinions. One way to avoid the Bubble in social media is by following those who oppose your views. Take Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for instance. Trump is a very right leaning politician and it is safe to say that his presence on social media uses strong language that provoke many people. This caused a lot of people with opposing political views to become outraged. Although you may completely disagree with what the other side is saying, allowing yourself to at least read and take in their opinions can help you avoid placing yourself in the bubble. The same can be said right leaning people and Clinton’s feed.
Community Application:
A useful tool to help break the Bubble is by conversing with the people around you. Making sure you communicate and talk about issues with someone who has a different political view as you is a very important step in avoiding finding yourself in the Bubble. Not only is it important to talk to someone with opposing political beliefs, but allowing yourself to really hear the other person's point of view can help make you not so bias about a topic. If you are truly listening to what the other person is saying, you are breaking down the Bubble because you have now heard both sides of the story. Even if by listening to the other point of view does not change your opinion, it can help you understand more as to why there is another side of the story.
Research/News Application:
You may not realize it, but many news sources have their own political opinions which rub off in the way they write articles and share news. A way to identify the biases in article is by looking at more than one article about the same topic. The same issue can be found on two different news sources but the way the information is being shared is a major red flag of a bias. If an article is only talking about the negatives/ positives of an issue they are most definitely a biased news source. Two great news sources that do a very good job of avoiding the Bubble are The New York Times and The Washington Post. These news sources make sure to talk about both sides of the story which help the reader not get trapped into reading bias articles. Another important tip is you have to look out for selective bias which is only talking about a selected side of the story which is why it is important to find articles on both sides of the story. An example of some news sources that have very strong political opinions is MSNBC a very left leaning news source, and Fox News a very right leaning news source. Below is a chart that will help you find bias and unbiased common news sources:
Social media contains many biased opinions. One way to avoid the Bubble in social media is by following those who oppose your views. Take Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for instance. Trump is a very right leaning politician and it is safe to say that his presence on social media uses strong language that provoke many people. This caused a lot of people with opposing political views to become outraged. Although you may completely disagree with what the other side is saying, allowing yourself to at least read and take in their opinions can help you avoid placing yourself in the bubble. The same can be said right leaning people and Clinton’s feed.
Community Application:
A useful tool to help break the Bubble is by conversing with the people around you. Making sure you communicate and talk about issues with someone who has a different political view as you is a very important step in avoiding finding yourself in the Bubble. Not only is it important to talk to someone with opposing political beliefs, but allowing yourself to really hear the other person's point of view can help make you not so bias about a topic. If you are truly listening to what the other person is saying, you are breaking down the Bubble because you have now heard both sides of the story. Even if by listening to the other point of view does not change your opinion, it can help you understand more as to why there is another side of the story.
Research/News Application:
You may not realize it, but many news sources have their own political opinions which rub off in the way they write articles and share news. A way to identify the biases in article is by looking at more than one article about the same topic. The same issue can be found on two different news sources but the way the information is being shared is a major red flag of a bias. If an article is only talking about the negatives/ positives of an issue they are most definitely a biased news source. Two great news sources that do a very good job of avoiding the Bubble are The New York Times and The Washington Post. These news sources make sure to talk about both sides of the story which help the reader not get trapped into reading bias articles. Another important tip is you have to look out for selective bias which is only talking about a selected side of the story which is why it is important to find articles on both sides of the story. An example of some news sources that have very strong political opinions is MSNBC a very left leaning news source, and Fox News a very right leaning news source. Below is a chart that will help you find bias and unbiased common news sources: