Totem

Social Media Research (Totem)

Offered by Totem project,
Social Media Research (Totem)

Going undercover on Instagram. In this course on Social Media Research, you can learn more about finding images, videos, audio recordings and new information on social media, which will expand your perspectives and support existing information and narratives.

Goal:This interactive course will guide you through discovery and verification of information posted on the social media platform Instagram and advise you making tough decisions that accompany the process.

What will you learn?
You will walk away from this course equipped with best practices for pursuing social media leads, including:

  • How to set up an Instagram investigation
  • How to develop your story, verify and fact-check it
  • How to share your findings
  • How to meet ethical challenges in social media research.

Totem is an online platform that offers interactive courses to learn how to increase digital security and privacy. The optimal user experience is currently on your desktop computer. The aim is to support journalists, human rights defenders and activists use privacy tools and tactics more effectively in their work. Not a journalist? Don’t worry these courses should work for everyone.
Start today and learn how to protect yourself online.

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