How Social Media Affected The Mayor Of London 's Election

The Internet has been changing the world since it is created. As a part of new media, social media is a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. It has been helped to create a digital global village that 26% of the world’s population is using social media and the number is keep increasing. (Qualman, 2013) This essay will attempt to discuss how has the social media changed the public sphere, mainly focus on the improvement of public participation, social relations and information dissemination. Also Mainland China is taken as an example to show that social media enabling democracy in a developing country. Social media is also being used in good ways to spread information. There are some disadvantages to be analyzed, too. The issues like lack of privacy, social media violence and social media out of control will be discussed in this essay.

Michael Cornfield, an adjunct professor at George Washington University and the director of Research for the Democracy Online Project, remembers when throughout his campaign, Democratic candidate Howard Dean was interacting with the “Tens of thousands of his supporters [that] were congregating at monthly ‘Meetups’, and conversing in ‘discussion groups’ and ‘blogs’” (Cornfield). Because he personally communicated with his followers using various networks, it became possible for him to clarify topics that may not have been otherwise covered. Not to mention, by giving up time to answer questions for individuals, he was able to show his drive to win over the voters. According to Jodi Enda, an award-winning journalist and the assistant managing editor for special projects at CNN Politics, throughout the whole process of posting information to social networks, candidates are able to communicate with many people from areas that they may never be able to go to during their campaign. It becomes possible to give the messages they want to directly to the viewers because of the Internet (Enda). Before all types of electronic media, it was much harder to get information from one place to another. Information could have been intercepted and manipulated by outside influences during its long journey towards its destination. Using Twitter or

    In today’s modern time, social media has a huge impact on political environment. How the World Changed Social Media claims, “ Such political activity as there is on social media is usually at a national level and is conducted mainly by supporters…” (Miller 142,143). Social media presents a national level bias. During the last ten years, politics has gained much traction on these sites.  For example, campaigns for national

How presidential candidates present themselves in the media can be proven to impact election results dramatically. Political figure using social media did not start to become more common until after the 2008 election because Twitter and Facebook were just recently created, but by looking at data from the past two elections it shows that the news presidential candidates put on their social media can correlate with how people will decide to vote. After researching what topics political candidates post and how they present themselves in the media with election results it can be established that a candidate’s presence in social media can have an impact on how people might vote in an election. “By 2008 candidate websites were standard and campaigns

In the past ten years the way we as a people communicate has changed greatly. No longer is it uncommon for conversations to not be face to face and now more so than ever conversations take place through text. As with any change there will be and is push back to it. The conflict over the consequences of the social media dependent society have now intensified as a result of social media playing ever greater roles in how politics is seen and even conducted. This has been a major societal question since the presidential election of 2008 and the debate has been written about, discussed, and argued by thousands of different politicians,

First of all, it keeps people current on the candidates. Whether it is Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, or Facebook, almost everyone has some form of social media. Besides social media, things like the newspaper and magazines keeps people current on events. There are also alerts for recent updates

One benefit of social media is that it gives presidential hopefuls unparalleled opportunities to connect with voters. Sites like Facebook and Twitter are widely

From the Huffington Post in the article “The Game Changer: Social Media and the 2016 Presidential Election” author R. Kay Green (2015) discusses strategies the candidates are using in order to win over the minority vote, which is to connect the millennial generation with social media. Specifically, social media has been shown to improve voting patterns because the younger generation can see and read about the election through social media. For instance, the subject matter first appeared in the 2008 elections as Barack Obama was the first candidate to use social media to his advantage, with this strategy the candidate was able to gain more voters. Quickly, Obama’s campaign tactic is obviously seen throughout the 2016 election with majority of the candidates now appearing on more than one technology platform. Throughout the article R. Kay Green uses ethos, pathos, and logos to support and express the impact that social media has had on the 2016 presidential elections.

The 2016 presidential election may happen to be one of the most memorable elections to have ever been. From the campaign speeches, to the Democratic and Republican National conventions, and even the presidential debates; Americans seemed to constantly be voicing their opinions on every aspect of the election, and who they believe is the more suitable candidate for president, especially on social media. The 2016 presidential election marks one of the more recent elections where we start to see social media’s impact on it. We see how presidential candidates use social media as a platform to voice about updates on their campaign as well as communicate with their supporters. With the continue rise in the number of social media users as well as politicians now using social media, how much has its impact had on elections and Americans outlook on the campaign.

To begin, over time the people of the United States have changed,evolved,and grown with these developments comes a wide variety of technical changes as well. Some for the better, which results in easier living. On the other hand, some changes can be seen as rather odd or even unnecessary. Nonetheless these changes are shaping the country of the United States. From viral videos, such as the als ice bucket challenge where people dump water on their head to raise money, all the way to presidential candidates rewriting their version of what the Unites States should become on social media. The real question is, why is social media impacting how the people of the United States pick their next leader? Social media has helped each candidate in

Throughout history, presidential candidates have capitalized to newspapers, radio, television and now social media to inform about the campaign proposals. In the middle of the Digital Age, social media platforms such Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn performed an important role during the US presidential elections 2016.

Social media usage in political campaigns is becoming more prevalent in the current political sphere. Candidates use social media in their campaigns for a number of different reasons. Social media is used in order to advertise their platforms to younger potential voters who have historically been absent from the polls on election day. In fact, Straus, et al. (2013) and Serazio (2014) found in their research that social media allows the politicians to speak directly to their constituents and discuss issues that are important to their potential voters.

Social media is having a much greater impact on these electoral campaigns than we even realize. The Obama campaign of 2008 is considered one of the greatest achievements of social media. Sophisticated at the time, it mobilized supporters to make small donations and organized a massive voter turnout in key cities and states. Now, in 2016, everyone already knows how to do it. But what is really interesting is how social media are replacing the conventional political tactics and propaganda that have existed since television played an important role for the first time in 1960. I think that social medias are changing the way of making the political campaign today, because social medias have an essential power among voters. The trick is always the same: to get the message between the sender and

Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in.

Social media has grown at phenomenal rates over the past decade, with its rise being easily visible in several fields such as publishing, business, and activism, among others. The rise of its use in the field of politics is well known by those who are on and off social media, as a result of increasing number of politicians using this global platform to their maximum advantage.