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Texts Live On, but That's Often Forgotten in Politics
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 12.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | email, politics, privacy, texting
Summary | Politicians seem to forget an important rule: do not write a text message that could bring serious consequences if it appeared on the front page of a newspaper. In the George Washington Bridge scandal, it was said that Christina Genovese Renna (one of Chris Christie's aides) had texted a colleague that if his boss's emails were found, they would reveal that he was plotting to block traffic to the bridge. If you are a public servant, you should know that you can't send any confidential text messages. Text messages are often perceived as a "thoughtless" form of communication, which can have serious consequences.
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Blue State
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 28.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Facebook, politics
Summary | Facebook users have maybe noticed that their facebook feeds have become bluer or redder, especially in the last year. They may have seen posts from celebrities, candidates themselves, unknown media sources, or friends. Facebook has also been a new source for political news. There are pieces of news that are only made for Facebook and that are made to reach Facebook users in particular. Media companies want people to share the posts they have in front of them; Facebook is thus an intermediary between publishers and audience. With the above strategy and the fact that Facebook users have access to their feeds all the time (through their smartphone), it became obvious that Facebook was more than just a source of news.
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The Age of Email Is Nearing an End
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 20.10.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | email, politics, social media
Summary | The 2016 US Presidential election has been called the Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Meerkat, Periscope, and meme election. Nevertheless, the 2016 campaign has been defined by something less technological: the email (e.g. Hillary Clinton's emails). With Clinton's situation, people have seen that we have perhaps overcommited to email, and that the age of email is nearing an end. Email might not be the best tool for modern politics.
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On Twitter, a Battle Among Political Bots
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 14.12.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, fake news, politics, Twitter
Summary | People on social media are often discussing/debating with bots when it comes to politics. A lot of bots are created to misinform the public (they are called protests bots or propaganda bots). During the 2016 US Presidential election, many tweets with the hashtag MAGA or CrookedHillary came from automated bots.
Image Description | Photograph of people at a rally for Trump, photograph of a street with many police cars, and screenshots of several tweets
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), Twitter
For Many Women, Trump's 'Locker Room Talk' Brings Back Memories of Abuse
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 11.10.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | hashtags, politics, Twitter
Summary | After a recording of Donald Trumps "locker room talk" leaked, a woman took Twitter and shared a personal story of sexual harassment and urged other women to do the same. Within a few days 27 million women responded and the hashtag #notokay became the marker for the thread. All of these singular examples demonstrated that they were not singular and that Donald Trump is wrapped up in and oblivious to the fact that his "harmless" locker room talk is perpetuating rape culture.
Image Description | Portraits of women who posted under the hashtah #notokay.
Image Tags | female(s)
In search of 'lulz,' trolls hijack civic engagement
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 7.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, politics, social media, threat
Summary | Internet culture's sense of humor has become careless. A meme was recently circulated in Pennsyvania that said that one could vote online by just commenting the name of their candidate. Even though this was a joke, it was dangerously close to disenfranchising people of their votes. In the same way some people post anti-semitic or racist/sexist things and then claim to just do it to combat the tyranny of political correctness and not really meaning any harm. Such content however promotes extremism and is harmful - no matter the intentions.
Image Description | Man holding up Hillary Clinton toilet paper.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Melania Trump and the politics of airbrushing
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 5.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Instagram, politics, youth
Summary | The official portrait of the FLOTUS Melania Trump is highly retouched. Her face shows no wrinkles and looks artificial while her hair is perfectly in focus. While retouching is the norm nowadays, this particular portrait is just so obviously photoshopped that people are talking about it. It is really reminiscent of current photographing practices where one always slaps an Instagram filter on an image. This trend is being counteracted by some like Kate Winslet or Alicia Keys but the extensive retouching of images to achieve artificial perfection is accepted by large parts of the public.
Image Description | Portraits of Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, and Laua Bush.
Image Tags | female(s)
United and Pepsi Affairs Force Brands to Respect Social Media
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 13.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | marketing, politics, social media, Twitter
Summary | Companies are becoming ever more aware of how powerful the "data tsunamis" transmitted on social media really are. Some are installing real-time social media response screens where they can track their brand image on social media. Many companies have increased their social media up to five times in the past two years. These social media analysts track trends and determine whether the company's marketing should jump on the bandwagon or whether the trend is on the decline already. Controversies can also hurt companies when they become viral, for instance the recent United Airlines incident or the insensitive Pepsi advertising. Social media staff are made aware that when they communicate with one customer on Twitter, they have a public audience, even if it is through the messenger because screenshots can get shared too.
Image Description | Carl’s Jr restaurant.
Image Tags | male(s)
Trump literally holds the world's attention in the palm of his hand
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 17.1.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | politics, Twitter
Summary | Twitter is the perfect medium for Donald Trump. Short, polarizing, and not particularly throuroughly argued but memorable statements emulate his brand. Often he tweets very aggressively and without much content. Hillary Clinton usually tweets links to further multimedial material or engages with powerful supporters on Twitter but Donald Trump's tweets are much more often retweeted.
Image Description | Tweets of Donald Trump.
Image Tags | male(s), Twitter
Today’s protest signs are sharper, meaner, funnier — and live on long after the rallies
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 2.2.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | politics, social media
Summary | Protest signs are becoming increasingly wittier as popular culture and politics converge by politics increasingly becoming entertainment. The protest sign are not only wittier but also live longer thanks to their digital footprint. The funniest/best protest signs are spread online and are seen by thousands of people nowhere near the protest which is why such signs may be remembered for longer.
Image Description | Various protesters with signs.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), text
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