# The Role of Media in Civic Engagement PT 2 - Leading Young Podcast | CITAM Church Online

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Published: 2026-04-30T17:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1745

## Resource

Digital influence is a responsibility, not just a metric of followers. This discussion explores how individuals can use social media as a pulpit for truth, ethics, and civic engagement.

## Highlights
- Main idea: True influence is measured by integrity and truth rather than follower counts
- Practical takeaway: Use your digital platform as a 'pulpit' to advocate for good governance and social truth
- Failure mode: Relying on algorithms can create echo chambers that distort reality and spread misinformation
- Risk factor: Excessive screen time threatens national literacy and deep-reading capacities
- Call to action: Leverage digital networking and social capital to propagate well-informed, ethical messages

## Topics

Digital Ethics, Civic Engagement, Social Media Influence, Information Literacy, Leadership, Communication Technology, Social Responsibility, Digital Transformation

## Chapters
- 1:00 — The Responsibility of the Informed Generation: Reflecting on the biblical archetype of the well-informed exile to discuss the ethical weight of being a knowledgeable digital citizen.
- 3:00 — The Power of Digital Interconnectedness: How global movements like Black Lives Matter demonstrate the profound impact of shared digital experiences and the danger of misinterpreting numbers as truth.
- 5:00 — The Weight of Truth in Real-Time: Analyzing how real-time reporting on platforms like TikTok can bypass mainstream media but carries the heavy burden of accuracy.
- 9:00 — Leveraging Social Capital Online: Strategies for using accessible data and digital networking to build influence and spread messages of truth.
- 11:00 — Digital Presence and Civic Duty: Discussing the role of Gen Z and the potential for social media to force accountability from political leaders.
- 16:00 — The Danger of Algorithmic Echo Chambers: A warning on how algorithms push users toward content that only reinforces existing biases, creating dangerous information silos.
- 20:00 — The Future of the Church and Media: How religious and social institutions must adapt to a landscape where the audience now directs the narrative.
- 26:00 — Preserving Literacy in a Digital Age: Addressing the decline in reading capacity due to short-form content and finding purpose in digital spaces.

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