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#7 - SOCIAL MEDIA

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  Social Media Influencers      If you are on virtually any social media site, it is not at all uncommon to see people who are known as “social media influencers”. According to Influencer Marketing Hub , an influencer is someone who has “the power to affect the purchasing decisions of others because of his or her authority, knowledge, position, or relationship with his or her audience” or has “a following in a distinct niche, with whom he or she actively engages.” As social media has quickly started occupying a large part of many people’s lives, it is not surprising that social media jobs have become increasingly popular.       While social media influencers do not necessarily need a degree or much experience to do what they do, this industry’s numbers have bursted forward in such a short amount of time and is continuing to grow every day. This influencer marketing has grown from being worth $1.7 billion in 2016 to an expected $13.8 billion in 202...

#6 - CRITIQUING A MEDIA CRITIC

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 Seth Meyers     There is a term often heard and said among people that says "everyone is a critic" and, while that is definitely true in most cases, there are some people whose opinion is admired above others and who make a career and a living out of the constant criticism of the media and media personnel. An example of this type of critic is Seth Meyers who is well-known enough to have his own show named  Late Night with Seth Meyers.  Meyers currently has many job titles such as comedian, writer, producer, and television host and has become best known for his time on  Saturday Night Live  which eventually led him to getting his own late-night talk show. Seth began his career, after graduating from Northwestern University, as a comedian traveling with a group performing comedy.      When Seth was noticed by the SNL producers, his career skyrocketed as he began being nominated for prestigious awards, such as numerous Emmy’s, ...

#5 - MOVIES

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  News of the World https://www.vulture.com/article/movie-review-news-of-the-world-a-western-with-tom-hanks.html      Tom Hanks is no stranger to the big screen or high rating movies, and the craziest that was 2020 did not stop him from continuing his career with another hit movie, News of the World. In the movie, Hanks plays a Civil War veteran, Jefferson Kyle Kidd, whose job is delivering news to towns around post-war Texas. While on his route one day, Kidd comes across an overturned cart where he finds a young girl, Helena Zengal, crouching behind it. The girl ends up being named Johanna and she is a white girl who was taken by Kiowa tribe when she was just a baby. The movie follows the pair traveling across Texas as Jefferson tries to find Johanna's family and get her home.      Kidd learns that Johanna is German and that she knows hardly any English at all. This heart-warming story is also extremely suspenseful and has a few action packed moments ...