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Full-Time Influencer Podcast

How to Navigate Global Crises & Social Activism on Social Media | S2 E7

Full-Time Influencer Podcast

Tina Lee

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, How To

5673 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

As an influencer, how are we held responsible when it comes to dealing with international turbulence? Does our audience expect us to speak up? Do we take a pause in our regular content posting schedule? No matter what you stand for and where you come from, you will inevitably encounter conflicts that may need addressing. In this episode of the Full-Time Influencer podcast, I discuss my thoughts on how to navigate social activism on social media in the most authentic way possible.

Welcome to the Full-Time Influencer Podcast. I'm your host Tina Lee (@ofleatherandlace) I'm sharing some of my expertise and industry information, to help you decode social media, and create content that helps aspiring creatives like you become full-time influencers so you can also do what you love for a living! 

CHECK OUT THE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.fulltimeinfluencer.co/blog/season-2-episode-7 

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Timestamps:

(3:26) - Prioritize mental health over channel consistency and growth.

(4:06) - Understand core audience's stances and be respectful.

(7:12) - Educate yourself before sharing news, graphs, and fundraisers.

(9:17) - Staying silent is a personal choice, and that's okay.

(12:12) - Influencers have the power to bring about change.

(13:52) - Be authentic and avoid performative activism when reposting.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The past two years have been pretty tough. We've lived in a pretty turbulent world with COVID,

0:06.0

BLM, the Palestine, Israel, conflict, and now war in Ukraine, just to name a few of the things that have

0:13.0

transpired in the last two years. For some of us, we are deeply involved in these issues and conflicts,

0:19.4

and for others we are sympathizes or we don't

0:23.0

fully understand and are onlookers or people who are seeking to understand.

0:28.5

No matter what your beliefs are or where you come from at some point you'll inevitably

0:32.9

encounter situations where there are complex in the world and you'll be asked to

0:37.0

speak about it

0:37.7

as a person with influence. What should we do in such situations? What kind of response would be appropriate?

0:45.4

And how do we go about posting our regular content without feeling insanely inadequate?

0:51.4

Let's talk about it today.

1:03.4

Thank you. inadequate. Let's talk about it today. Welcome to the full-time influencer podcast. I'm your host, Tina Lee, and I'll be sharing industry knowledge and social media tips through weekly interviews with established

1:07.1

creators and Q&A sessions. Our goal is to help you decode social media, become a full-time

1:12.3

influencer and do what you love for a living. Let's dive in. So unless you've been living under

1:22.4

Iraq, you likely know that there is a war going on in Ukraine where Russia invaded Ukraine.

1:29.9

It has been what everyone has been talking about lately and especially on social media.

1:35.8

I personally am following this very, very closely and I've learned about this conflict

1:42.1

even before the war actually started.

1:45.3

My really good friend Ilona is Ukrainian and she has close ties with Ukraine.

1:49.8

So she has been updating me every few hours about the conflict and what is going on.

1:55.4

And so it's just been really crazy to watch everything unfold. I think everyone is fraught with worry,

2:05.1

thinking about what the possibilities could be if this were to get worse.

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