{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dfd7c5a1-e6bb-500f-b58a-b3b1e42092ae/6420aab0f2426b0011610417?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lucy Blakiston on Social Media as News","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7201a8cbec22d3cee53/1679862377380-1fd54646b995a677f14495b103e224b6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on Good Influence we're talking about social&nbsp;media&nbsp;as&nbsp;news; communicating&nbsp;effectively&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;global&nbsp;audience,&nbsp;the difficulty of separating individuals from their platforms and not being ashamed to admit we care about all sorts of different things. </p><p><br></p><p>Lucy, from Sh*t You Should Care About, is one of three founders of the popular Instagram account, which has amassed over 3.5 million followers and has branched out into a whole multimedia platform, including a daily newsletter and multiple podcasts. Sh*t You Should Care About keeps subscribers up to date keep&nbsp;subscribers&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;date&nbsp;on new and noteworthy events around the world, and has carved out quite a niche by mixing hard news with a strong and proud lean into pop culture, fandom and light-hearted daily polls.</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to learn more, here's where to find Lucy and her recommendations:&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shityoushouldcareabout/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@shityoushouldcareabout</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SYSCAbout\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SYSCAbout</a></p><p>Newsletter: <a href=\"https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com</a></p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shityoushouldcareabout.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Something to read: <a href=\"https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Shit You Should Care About Daily Newsletter</a></p><p>Something to watch: <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tbP1TcwNLBIyk62MGD04itOzsgsKVEvVkguSk3NBgB6hgju&amp;q=schitt%27s+creek&amp;oq=Schitts+C&amp;aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i10i433i512j0i10i131i433i512j0i512j46i10i340i512l2j0i512.2226j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Schitt's Creek</a></p><p>Something to listen to: <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=harry+styles+music&amp;oq=Harry+Styles+Music&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0i13i433i512j46i13i512j46i13i340i512l2j0i13i512l6.5306j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Styles' music</a> / <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hard Fork Podcast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Get involved and join in the conversation:</p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/a820fce9-95a5-4dcc-a1fe-9cc6b88ca9fb/www.instagram.com/gemmastyles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gemmastyles</a> <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/a820fce9-95a5-4dcc-a1fe-9cc6b88ca9fb/www.instagram.com/goodinfluencegs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@goodinfluencegs</a> and send in your messages and questions to goodinfluencepod@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"Gemma Styles"}