Digital Discourse Database

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Grosse Politik in 140 Zeichen

(Politics in 140 characters)

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Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 18.12.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, Twitter
Summary | Not just Donald Trump utilizes Twitter as a platform to dominate the political discourse: Swiss politicians are on Twitter as well. They do not have nearly as many followers but over 130 parlamentarians are active Twitter-users. Left-wing politicians tend to be more active on Twitter, center (conservative) parties have the least presence on Twitter.
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«Der Hass in den sozialen Medien ist nicht neu. Er ist sichtbarer»

(«The hate in social media is not new. It's just more visible»)

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Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 12.3.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, politics, social media, youth
Summary | Pop-philosopher Richard David Precht talks about how hate comments are not a new development of the digital age. Back in the day people would call you on the phone and leave their hate comment or write letters. Today they are forever visible for everyone. Also the perception that young people are not as involved in politics and too preoccupied with social media is wrong, he says. The politically active in previous generations were just as much a minority.
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Staatsmacht trifft Generation Youtube

(The government meets generation Youtube)

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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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Ignoranz ist Stärke

(Ignorance is strength)

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Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 3.2.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | fake news, politics, privacy, smartphone, social media, threat
Summary | Kellyanne Conways term "alternative facts" remind of Orwell's fictional language Newspeak which also changes meanings by renaming. Many facts of contemporary life (especially under the Trump administration) remind of dystopian novels "1984" by G. Orwell and "Brave New World" by A. Huxley. We all carry smartphones with us at all times with which we can send information but which also receive and document information about us like our location, who else is in that location, our communications, purchases, and so on. Privacy has become impossible in the digital age.
Image Description | Images and videos of the film "1984" and George Orwell as well as the news clip where Kellyanne Conway mentions "alternative facts".
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), TV

Rauchstopp via Smartphone

(Stop smoking via smartphone)

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Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 14.10.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | addiction, game, politics, smartphone, youth
Summary | The canton of Zürich has alotted some funds to go towards smoking prevention. Prevention organizations who try to stop youth and young adults between the ages of 12-25 from smoking cigarettes are sure that the brochures of the past decades are useless today. The digital natives need to be reached on their online channels via smartphone. Simple informative texts also won't do: the teens of today need quizzes, videos, images, etc.
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Emoji-Saugnäpfe

(Emoji suction cups)

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Newspaper | die Weltwoche
Date | 16.3.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing, politics
Summary | Soon after Coop has started charging for plastic bags - to spare the environment of excessive plastic waste - have they introduced free plastic toys. They are shaped like emojis and are attached to a suction cup so that children can stick them to any smooth surface. This commodification of emojis must be worth it if they are ready to go against their own principles of environmental friendliness for them.
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Twitter left off Trump table in spat over Hillary emoji

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Newspaper | Metro
Date | 16.12.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, Twitter
Summary | Because Twitter refused to create a crooked Hillary emoji, the company was left out of a meeting with Donald Trump.
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The 'tears of joy' emoji is the worst of all - it's used to gloat about human suffering

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Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 24.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, politics
Summary | The 'tears of joy' emoji is the worst of all emoji; indeed, there is something essentially cruel about this particular emoji. Many times, people use the tears of joy emoji to gloat about something that should be seen as "horrific".
Image Description | Tears of joy emoji, and montage representing Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson

Theresa May did a Facebook Live Q&A and 10,000 people used the 'angry' emoji

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 15.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, politics
Summary | Theresa May did a Facebook Live Q&A and the most popular reaction people shared was the angry emoji.
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Donald Trump may have won the presidential election but at least you can now get a facepalm emoji on your iPhone

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Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 9.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, politics
Summary | Trump just won the presidential election, and many people don't know what to say. A picture can paint a thousand words: people can at least use the facepalm emoji to express their feelings.
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