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Images Worth a Thousand Tweets

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Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 7.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | GIFs, politics
Summary | Pieces of technology sometimes alter political campaigns (e.g. Calvin Coolidge with the radio, or JFK with the first TV debate). During the 2016 Presidential election, GIFs may have influenced the election. How so? If you think about memorable events from the campaign, those that seem to stick have been reduced to GIFs (e.g. Trump Faces GIF). GIFs show us another (more human) side of politicians.
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