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ISIS Beheads James Foley
Social Media Used: Youtube
The first social media site to see the video was Youtube. The video was obviously created to stir up emotions and prove a point. ISIS was trying to show power. The video was taken down quickly by Youtube but not quickly enough for it to gain worldwide coverage. -
#GazaUnderAttack
Social Media Used: Twitter
Israeli countries were under attack and a woman, Farah Baker, was tweeting live updates about what was happening in her country as well as pictures of what she was seeing and even her own doubts of being able to live through the attacks. Her tweets went viral creating visibility for what was happening in her country. -
Yeomni Park Escapes North Korea
Social Media Used: Youtube
Yeomni Park is a young girl who escaped from North Korea that ended up in the spotlight. An emotion stirring video was created of a speech she gave sharing her terrifying experiences while in North Korea and that changes need to be made. The video has received millions of views and affected how many view North Korea. -
#summerinsyria
Social Media used: Twitter
The government wanted people to use the hashtag to show how wonderful the summers are in Syria but instead people used it to show the injustice and bombings, thus backfiring the original intent of the hashtag. -
Paris Attacks
Social Media Used: Twitter
There was an attack in Paris and people there used twitter to announce and warn others about the attack. The interesting part about this attack and the response on social media is that it's people all over the world reached out in support with #prayersforparis or other supporting words. The terrorists still got attention but the support for victims came with it.
