Reflection and Critique Participation Activity

Reflection and Critique Participation Activity – Week 10 (5%)
Student Name: _____________________________ Student #:___________________

The following exchange took place recently between two students at George Brown College:

“I just got my 500th friend on Facebook,” Javier said to his classmate, Christine.

Christine looked up from texting her friend, Laura, who sat on the other side of the room. “I have 150 friends,” Christine replied, “but I only talk to about 20 of
them.”

“What do you think of my Facebook page?” Javier asked, showing his tablet to Laura.

She glanced at the picture of him sitting on the hood of his Mustang car, raising a bottle of beer. Then she shook her head and went back to texting.

Please answer the following three questions in paragraphs.

1. Is Javier and Christine and Laura’s idea of friendship typical or atypical, when you think of your own life? (1.5 marks)

2. What are a few specific challenges you’ve experienced using mediated communication to maintain friendships and relationships? (1.5 marks)

3. Using Google or the library’s databases, find two strong resources (e.g. newspaper/magazine or journal article)—one that supports the idea that mediated
communication has enhanced interpersonal communication and another that disagrees. Using the articles, say something about the following premise: “Mediated
communication (i.e. social media) has, for the most part, had a positive effect on relationships in our culture.” (provide a correctly formatted for each article) (2
marks)