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Sie strengt sich nicht mal an
(She's not even trying)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 16.8.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, YouTube
Summary | Angela Merkel was interviewed by German YouTubers and she succeeded in not adapting the the speediness of the internet and keeping her calm, slow speaking voice. To the question what her favorite emoji is, she said that she likes the smiling one. She does not very much identify with the angry emoji.
Image Description | Photograph of Angela Merkel and a YouTuber.
Image Tags | female(s)
Wenn Merkel gut drauf ist, verschickt sie diese Emojis
(If Merkel is in a good mood, she might send out emojis)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 16.8.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, YouTube
Summary | A few popular German YouTubers were given the opportunity to interview to most poweful woman on earth, Angela Merkel. The talked about some political issues but the most anticipated question was, which Angela Merkel's favorite emoji is. She responded with "the smiley" and if she is having a really good day, she might throw in a little heart emojis as well.
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YouTube battles ISIS with a redirect strategy
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 25.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | marketing, politics, threat, YouTube
Summary | YouTube is redirecting people who search for extremist materials to videos that show the pain terrorism causes in order to act against new people getting radicalized. While this may be a useful strategy, it is problematic that this move was incited by companies. YouTube had been struggling with advertisers pulling their ads from controversial videos.
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Full stream ahead in YouTube election season
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 26.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Google, politics, research/study, TV, YouTube
Summary | In this election cycle, no one can ignore YouTube. This year it is clear that if one candidate does not advertise their campaign on YouTube they are going to lose. Data collected by Google shows that younger generations are far more likely to watch content on YouTube than on TV. Even 50% of babyboomers watch videos on YouTube. Also, YouTube has the advantage that users can share content with others on various platforms whereas on TV they can only watch the content.
Image Description | Image of a man using a tablet in front of a huge YouTube logo and screenshots of viral videos of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Image Tags | logo, male(s), tablet, YouTube
Staatsmacht trifft Generation Youtube
(The government meets generation Youtube)
Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 24.5.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, youth, YouTube
Summary | Russian parliamentarians have invited YouTuber Sasha Spilberg to speak about youth politics. After many corruption scandals, Russian politicians struggle to secure young voters' support. This is why they invited an online influencer - Spilberg has 5 mio subscribers on YouTube.
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