Social media has a habit of spewing opinions and rants immediately upon the discovery of a controversy, dulling the true intentions and actual evidence with buzz words and exclamation points. I decided to choose one source of the most direct of sources, The White House youtube page and an obscure Twitter conversation created by Darryl (@GameANew) and ok but (@dtfotho).
On Board with President Obama - Touching Down in Anchorage - The White House
Credibility
This youtube page is confirmed to be the official youtube page of the White House. It holds an archive of behind the scenes videos of Barack and Michelle Obama, speeches, informative videos on policies, and various videos discussing US history.
Location
This video was published with the purpose of showing exactly what Barack was visiting, speaking on, and trying to do in terms of his bringing light to the climate change in Alaska. It was shot in order to show the beautiful landscape of Alaska, in hopes of inspiring the will to protect such a diverse environment while including key information about exactly what Obama wished to speak on during his tour.
Network
The youtube page currently has a 585,895 subscriber count and regularly includes videos with top members of the federal government and the most accurate of information. The comment section is a mixture of conservatives and liberals, with a surprisingly tame level of controversy lingo.
Content
This video is coming directly from the personal camera of Barack Obama and his team. The page also includes a link to the main government run page, http://wh.gov/Alaska, explaining Obama's tour and it's purpose.
Contextual Updates
There have been a series of videos posted about the tour, from the beginning to the end. These cover a mixture of speeches, behind the scenes, and climate change information. Along with an updated twitter feed on Barack Obama's personal twitter.
Age
This particular video was posted on September 1 and the channel has been posting for at least 6 years consistently.
Reliability
This source is most definitely reliable, although it inherently does have a solid bias towards the Obama administration.
Conversation on Obama's Twitter Discussing Climate Change Created by Darryl and ok but
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| Screenshots from my computer - Comments from @GameANew and @gtfotho on an @POTUS tweet on "President Obama on his trip to Alaska" Sep. 3 |
Credibility
This is a conversation between two basically anonymous commentors from the depths of twitter. They are very active twitter users, but they do not represent any clear organization or give their real names. There is little to no credibility about the information from either individual, but Darryl specifically represents a strong percent of the voices on Twitter that seem frustrated with Obama's actions and climate change.
Location
Both Darryl and ok but appear to be very far removed from the actual location, Darryl living in Clarion, PA and ok but living in an undisclosed location according to their twitter pages.
Network
The two individuals are on completely different ends of the spectrum in terms of their twitter followers, Darryl has a large number of those he is following and a low number of followers, while ok but is following a very low number of people and over 2,000 are following him. I am unable to see the content of the followers as I do not have a Twitter account.
Content
The content from the two pages follow very consistent themes, neither of which relate to the topic of climate change. Darryl spends his time retweeting large quantities of information about his favorite and rival football teams, while ok but has a more varied compilation of pro LGBT, feminist, and most recently anti-Trump tweets. The conversation between the two has no basis in fact, it simply represents the general population conversation on the matter.
Contextual Updates
Ok but is the only one of the two that actively posts about political or social issues, but most express dislike for the actions of the opposite party. Darryl, if he posts anything non-sport related, is confined to his opinions on being an ignored independent voter.
Age
Ok but has been on this twitter page since 2012, while Darryl has been on twitter for an unknown amount of time.
Reliability
This conversation is only reliable in that it posts the climate of conversation happening on Obama's own tweets. The lack of education and factual evidence is by far the majority of the content filling up Twitter on the issue of climate change.
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