From this increased use in social media to connect with others during these unprecedented times, it has come to my attention the sudden increase in social media infographics. One example that has really caught my attention is rather recent, I saw many of my female friends posting on their Instagram and Facebook pages a black and white picture of themselves with the hashtag or saying “challenge accepted”. I stumbled upon this infographic linked below, from the Instagram account @beelzeboobz who throughly explained the origin and meaning behind the black and white picture. The challenge was a way for women to raise their voice and stand in solidarity with the lives of women lost in Turkey due to femicides and murder. With this infographic, and plenty of others floating through social media, I appreciate the directness and call to action that all these posts seem to follow. The posts are not too lengthy, addressing the issue and further providing ways that others can relay the message. One flaw to this would be that there is only so much information that can be presented on these posts. This helped within my own development of a genre to write in as I want to create something similar, but I have come to find that it is the most impactful and striking information that are going to catch an audience’s eye therefore leading them to be curious about wanting to know more.
Writing and organizational cultures
Instagram provides you with a lot of flexibility, since you can work with text, images, links, and hashtags. Think about how you can leverage all of those things to communicate, and make sure that you review the assignment rubric as you’re weighing your plans. Your work needs to be substantive and research-based.