Argumentative Essay On Social Media

The 2016 election has been the first election where social media has been a key player to how people got their information. Statistics say “44 percent of American adults said they had learned something new in the past week about the election from social media.” However, with social media such an important influence on the younger generation it is important for all of this information to be legitimate and truthful. Google and Facebook have recently changed their policies to try to stop fake news articles from popping up within their ad space. The spread of fake news articles skews the public's perception of the candidates. The guardian talks about how the American voter is not just one demographic (college educated individuals, white men, minorities etc. ) because of this lack of (straightforward), it's hard to get an accurate prediction on who would have won the election. Additionally, the media affected the election negatively because they did not give the general public enough information to understand the statistics that they were

More and more people are getting their news from social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Tumbler and many more, and candidates are using this to their advantage. This election is probably one of the first were candidates have actually used social media sites as their direct communication line to potential voters. Social media today had gone from gossip and family pictures to a location for political strategy. Thanks largely to trumps regular social media first declarations and its actually working particularly with the younger voters. A study released last year from the Pew Research Center that Marissa Lang cited showed that “Among 18- to 29-year-olds, nearly two-thirds said social media is the most helpful means of learning new things about politics.” (Lang, 2016). Even if the candidate isn’t the one posting the video or message in the end it will still end up on social media. For example, Trump had announced his plan to ban all Muslims from entering the united states in South Carolina not on social media however it found its way there and spread like wild fire. This sent those who were outraged to respond in disgust and those who encouraged it to share it so that their friends could see and so on and so on. Even if those who shared it did it to

While there has been a lot of negative feedback from the results of the election, both campaigns should see social media platforms, particularly Twitter, as a catalyst for future change. The use of social media during the 2016 election has granted several candidates, not just the major party candidates, plenty of media exposure to a differentiated group of voters. Additionally, social media grants candidates more time to directly communicate with voters on issues that they are particularly passionate about. Furthermore, candidates have the opportunity to use feedback from social media sites to predict future winners of the popular vote well before the election. The millennial demographic has not held back with their opinions on issues and the results of the election; therefore, candidates and their campaign teams should take social media and the information it provides into serious consideration when partaking in such large-scale

Over time the United States has been molded by new technology, and American politics were no exception. Throughout history the political process in the United States has been greatly altered by advancements in technology; mail, radio, and television(elements in a series) have all shaped the way the public sees politicians in monumental ways. Recently a new factor has made its mark on American politics: social media. The use of social media by politicians and citizens has had repercussions that echo throughout the political sphere. The introduction of social media altered the landscape of American politics forever. Now more than ever before, it is harder to find the truth and even easier to hide from

When politicians employ social media to expand their ideas to a wider audience, it allows more people to become involved in politics. Unfortunately, this expansion of politics is not really to our country’ advantage. The 2008 elections sparked the start to a new era of politics; one where social media became a major source of

Along With, Presidential candidates throughout their campaigns used social media platforms to connect with people to increase their public liking and possible votes creating a direct line approach to voters. Despite the efforts of social media having a positive impact on the presidential campaign, it caused more drama through false accusations by news outlets trying to back their parties getting us the voters on their side, and voting for who they

People have relied on many forms of media when it comes to politics. This year’s election was a step in a different direction. The path that this election was carving was one that was beginning to be heavily traveled. It was the road that many people gained their information about the election their reliance of social media. With the candidates of Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party and Donald Trump for the Republican Party, many people were uncertain who they were going to vote for as their next Commander in Chief. Some of the people who were uncertain who would get their vote knew about the ethical problems that Hillary had and the inexperience in the realm of government for Trump.

The key element to winning an election is to have the media to support a specific political party. As technology has become more advanced, politics dependence on the media has increased rapidly. The bias of newspapers and news stations affect how their respective readers and viewers vote. As the American society becomes more revolved around social media, more campaigns will begin using social media as a way to communicate with the public. Campaigns have already begun using social media to their advantage especially during the final days and hours of the campaign season. Social media impacts America’s voting choices in a variety of ways, from harsh internet attacks on candidates, which leads to campaign advertisements and news stations

Over time, electoral campaigns were changing their form. If the propaganda before was pamphlets and public events, radio added rules to the game by allowing mass speeches. And the transformation was greater with the advent of television broadcasts, focused on the image of a candidate who no longer needed his political party to get closer to the electorate across the country. In the internet age, electoral campaigns found a new way: social medias.

Over the past thirty years there has been an increase in power throughout the media with regard to politics. The original purpose of the media was to inform the public about relevant events that occured around the country regarding politics in the United States. The job of the media is to search out the truth and relay that news to the people. The media has the power to inform the people but often times the stories given to the people are distorted for one reason or another whether they are good or bad for the candidates. Media is now not only Newspapers, radio, magazines, etc but now media includes social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc where Media is now not only used to inform but as well

“Social media 's influence in this presidential election is stronger than it has ever been” (Lang par.4). It is undeniable that this 2016 election has been greatly impacted by the media. Whether it be social media or the more traditional forms of media, the impact is colossal. Many would say that this is great, because politics are evolving and appealing to younger and younger people. A tremendous amount of people believe that the surprising and quite impressive success of Donald Trump and his whole campaign was credited to his clever way of using the free resources, like Twitter, that were at his disposal. I firmly believe that actions of the media have hurt not only this particular race, but politics as a whole; it will continue to happen as politics evolve. The negative effects of the media in politics outweighs anything good that has ever come from the media.

Social media has become an essential part of life for many teens and young adults. With social media only getting bigger, it has grown to the point where it is effecting democracy. People have come to rely on social media as their source of news, which can be very one sided. If social media is the only source of news, it would dictate who the president would be every election. Twitter could have blocked Pro Trump tweets and only shown bad or misleading things if they wanted to. Some other things that could threaten 21st century American democracy are fake news articles, Trump’s tweets, and misleading “click bait” headlines.

Social Media is one of the most commonly used things in today’s society. From Facebook, to Twitter, to Youtube, it is where we get or information, form opinions, and connect with others. Social Media has its pros and cons, but it is changing politics in a negative way. This is shown through the aggressiveness of both the left and right, the untrustworthy info being tossed around, and the unprofessionalism of politicians. On the other hand, social media promotes youth participation in politics allows everyone to have a voice, and keeps us up to date.

Social media is a large threat to 21st century American democracy. Social media has become a very dangerous need in today’s society. “To many, it appeared as if social media was eating away at the very foundations of our democracies” (Kossow, 2). Social media, especially nowadays, is very threatening and dangerous for society in many scary ways. People of all ages, men and women are very influenced by social media and have more than one source of social media on their smartphones. The media can rapidly spread stories and news headlines within minutes by sharing on Facebook or retweeting on Twitter.

Just recently, we had the Presidential elections which is the biggest election in our country and it was a very heated election. Many people relied on social media for their news about the election. They used social media to influence their decision on who they would vote for as well. Tom Murse states in his article 10 Ways Twitter and Facebook Have Altered Campaigns that “Twitter and Facebook both allow them to instantaneously gauge how the public is responding to an issue or controversy.” This allows the candidates to change their stance on the matter and possibly gain more voters. Even though they change their stance, it doesn’t mean that they may actually support the matter.