【】TopicsFacebookSocial Media
Warning: This post contains a graphic image that some readers may find disturbing.。
If you have an iconic image on your hands, forget the front page: You're posting it on Facebook. 。
That's exactly what the Associated Press did Monday, shortly after the assassination of Andrey G. Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey. A young man shot the official to death at an art exhibit in Ankara, and the AP's Burhan Ozbilici captured the entire violent incident.。
Less than two hours after the news broke, the AP's official account for images on Facebook shared a photograph of the gunman, arm raised in triumph, standing over Karlov's body.。
It spread rapidly, proving for the umpteenth time Facebook's incredible influence over how we receive information. That one AP post reached nine million people just six hours after it was published, according to internal metrics shared with。 Mashable。Mashable 。
.。
The photo, as of the publishing of this article, had been shared over 45,000 times, with 5,600 comments and 28,000 "reactions" — which refer to various uses of the Like button.。 Lauren Easton, AP's director of media relations, told。Lauren Easton, AP's director of media relations, told。
Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. 。 By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.。 Thanks for signing up!。
A representative for NewsWhip, a data analytics service that tracks viral content, told 。Mashable。
that the photo post had 175 times the average engagement for the AP Images page. The company provided a graph showing how quickly the photo accumulated interactions — Likes, shares, comments and clicks on Facebook. You can see that it didn't take long to snowball:。 Credit: NewsWhip。By every measure, the photograph is a huge viral moment for the news outlet. Thousands upon thousands of people shared it with their friends in a few short hours, even though it clearly shows the body of a man who had been shot to death by a terrorist. A gut-turning act of violence, one we wish we'd never seen, became yet another bit of shareable content, wedged between status updates and other social ephemera. 。
"With those shares, the photo is surfacing on the News Feed of friends of whomever shared the post," Gabriele Boland, an analyst at NewsWhip, told。
Mashable 。
. "Because of Facebook's algorithm that favors content shared by users over publishers and brands, more people are likely to see the photo in their News Feed. Then, they too may share it out, and the cycle continues."。
You're probably familiar with how those shares look — and the sometimes rancid flavor added by the individual posting the content: 。That, for better or worse, is the media today: a startling photograph or article tossed onto your Facebook News Feed, perhaps by a doofus joking about a coldblooded murder.。
None of this is new, of course, but let's consider the context. Facebook has faced intense scrutiny in recent months for its role in distributing misinformation, hoaxes and other so-called "fake news." Despite its obvious role in distributing news, the company has consistently refused to acknowledge its responsibility as a media company, though last week it announced partnerships with third-party fact-checkers to battle the spread of "disputed" information on its platform.。 SEE ALSO:Facebook failed America this year — now it should kill the News Feed 。Reasonably enough, the conversations surrounding Facebook's responsibilities tend to focus on what's going wrong. "Fake news" is spreading. The company inadvertently censored an iconic photograph. Its algorithms create "echo chambers" where users comfortably shout their opinions to those who agree with them.。
One could argue about whether the photograph -- which is violent, disturbing and perhaps even glorifying -- should have been published at all, at least without a warning. (The。 New York Times 。published an interview justifying its use of the image, saying, "The picture very clearly shows the shocking nature of the attack -- much more powerfully ... than a mere description.") Facebook let it stand, and then the site did its thing, spreading information across an intricate network of connected "friends" scrolling through their News Feeds.。
It's something of an apples to oranges comparison, but food for thought: Nine million people is considerably more than the print circulations of the Wall Street Journal and。
New York Times 。
New York Times 。
, combined. 。
相关文章
Twitter grants everyone access to quality filter for tweet notifications
Twitter introduced two features Thursday in an effort to give users more control on what notificatio2024-11-23- 我國各地都有不同的美食 ,而旅遊的人也會到了一個地方後選擇去品嚐當地有名的小吃 ,臘味合蒸是哪個地方的菜呢?這道菜來自於湖南 ,算是一種湘菜了 ,從名字上可以看出與臘肉有關,含有豐富的營養物質 ,很多人對此十分2024-11-23
- 寶寶出生之後 ,每個孩子都是家長的心頭肉,在日常生活中家長在照顧寶寶的時候,是需要細心觀察的,尤其是在寶寶生長發育的階段,有些細心的家長發現自己的孩子舌頭總是往一邊歪斜,出現這種情況 ,家長最好是重視起來2024-11-23
- 現如今大家等生活越來越好了,孩子們等身體發育情況也越來越早 。有些家長發現自己孩子身體發育情況有點緩慢,尤其是女孩子的胸部發育不好等話會對以後母乳有直接影響 。為什麽13歲胸那麽小呢?13歲的女生大多都是2024-11-23
- Fiji's men's rugby sevens team has made history by defeating Great Britain and claiming the country'2024-11-23
- 生活中不管是年輕人還是中老年人在平時越來越重視自己的身體健康 ,大多數人都會每年去做定期的體檢,盡量在平時做到早發現早治療,尤其是平時經常抽煙的人,肺部通常是很容易出現異常的 ,因此做一些檢查對於身體健康2024-11-23
最新评论