Assignment task:
Please watch the Ted Talk by Pariser (2011) on filter bubbles. Although the main thesis has not been substantiated by scholars using empirical evidence (see the article "Beyond the Bubble " from your required readings), Pariser's ideas give rise to a larger scholarly conversation regarding our own personal filter bubbles and echo chambers in the digital age.
Identify a website on your topic of choice and evaluate the information, credibility, and authority of the website. Draw on the content and video above.
Next, reflect on your own information-seeking and decision-making. Then, in your response, address the following:
What are some of your personal filters?
Have you ever discovered that your biases (or the biased information you received) made it difficult for you to see the whole picture?