Method 3: Social Media

Joanna Sanchez

Soc 122

MW 3:30 pm

I am the media liaison of the group A.R.F./ Fighting For Paws and I decided to create an Instagram page for our group. What better way to raise awareness than to post images and share thoughts, right? J When I created the flyers for our event on March 4^th I included our Instagram page on all of the papers so people could follow us.  I have posted pictures that are eye catching with quotes on animal awareness. Some were picture of facts, others were pictures of abused animals, and in some pictures there were links for petitions that I would come across and help promote. For those that are familiar with hash tags a person can click on a hash tag or search for one and a bunch of pictures will show up. For the pictures I would post I would specifically use hash tags related to our group and to the topic of the image, like #stopanimalabuse, #protest #activism #animalabuseawareness and many other ones as well. The use of hash tags helped us get followers and people to like our picture which made me feel content because I know we are someway helping spread the awareness of animal abuse.

            It was interesting to get followers from other activism pages as well; together we are all helping spread the awareness of animal abuse which is an issue that many people over see. I shared the page on my personal account so that my family and friends could follow and keep up with my group. One thing I wish I would have done was created more social media accounts like maybe a Twitter and a Facebook. The reason why I chose Instagram was because I feel that hash tags and pictures are the fastest way to spread images and thoughts and I believe our group was able to achieve that.  In certain occasions I would come across an image that was somewhat promoting animal abuse and I would leave a comment that it wasn't right. Leaving comments on random people's pictures could have got me into dilemmas but I am glad it didn't and I am glad I was able to express my opinion on the cause of animal abuse.