This essay is an analysis of an article with an interview with Professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett’s about her attitude towards social media. The article was written by Jessica Stillman, on December 14, 2010.
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett’s attitude towards social media becomes quite clear right after the first question asked by the interviewer. She very directly says that studies have shown that younger people have become more narcissistic, which she explains that social media is the cause of this change.
Facebook has become the center of the reason, becoming a big social blogging site, that encourages their users to share their indifferent life to all their “friends”. She explains that this need to share your personal life started with celebrities,
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They also want to show perfection, a glamorous lifestyle. Creating an online persona that does not represent them properly with useless posts and information about the smallest details, for their small fan base to read about.
The interviewer keeps, as most professionals, an objective view on the subject, and that does reflect on the question. Opinions will always show to some extent, though, with the question showing that the interviewer might not agree with Elizabeth Currid-Halkett. “Can you elaborate on social media’s role” and “has your research turned up something similar” has maybe shown the opinion of the interview. The two quotes show that the interviewer challenges Elizabeth Currid-Halkett’s knowledge on the different matters.
On the other hand, in the last question “I read a great post on a blog called wanteringstan” it shows the opposite opinion, she describes the post as great, which shows that she might have agreed with the writer of the post.
It is important to note, that finding the true opinion of the interviewer can be difficult, as it is important that an objective conversation is kept from the interviewer’s