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Politics And Red Tape, John Frick, Christian Alonso Hernandez, Caroline Dillard
Politics And Red Tape, John Frick, Christian Alonso Hernandez, Caroline Dillard
Collin College Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Student Research Conference
Panel Chair: Scott Cheney
Papers Presented:
"The Echo Chamber" by John Frick
Abstract: Political polarization seems to be rising in America and indeed across the world, and there does not seem to be a clear explanation of the reason behind it. Some attribute it to international events such as 9/11, while others blame the millennial generation; yet what if it is something else entirely? What if our ever increasing dependence on social media for news can have adverse effects on the political climate? The “echo chamber” in this case refers to the idea that social media users will often delete …