Social Media On The Rise No Longer Uses Freedom Of Speech Through The Press

President Obama not only was the first African American to be elected, but was also the first presidential candidate to effectively use social media as a major campaign strategy. In many ways the election of Barack Obama mimicked that of John F. Kennedy, both having changed politics forever. For John F. Kennedy it was the television and for Obama it was the internet. Barack Obama’s strategy of using the internet as a campaigning tool was a key to his victory in the election. He used the internet to organize his supporters. He had many more friends and followers on his Facebook and Twitter than his opponent John McCain did. The social media landscape looks a lot different now. There has been an increasing number of social media tools now than there were

The social media campaigns of the Canadian Federal Political Parties (Liberal, Conservative, and NDP) have been compared to one another in an attempt to understand their choices made to persuade audiences to take part in actively addressing and supporting their campaigns. Concepts discussed throughout this course have been applied to the three varying campaigns, including attention, earned media, branding, spreadability, intended audience, tone, navigation, and participation. These aspects have been prominent in all three social media campaigns and thus, have been chosen for this case analysis.

Congress, 80% of our representatives use social media to engage with constituents. That has never been done before and is changing how politicians respond. We even see some votes in Congress made based on their Facebook feedback.”(The Economic) The Internet is like being there in the whole scene. Missing out information is impossible, a simply Google search, all the information is stored. When computers came out, it cost thousands, now it’s cheaper and faster. There’s tablets and phones with the opportunity to surf the web. More than half the candidates have some type of social media, either them or a fan.

However, political communication has experienced a great deal of change within the past ten years. Now, politicians have caught on to using social media in order to connect with younger demographics of voters who are participating in elections and political conversation more than ever. Successfully integrating yourself into pop culture is a political

"You don 't get the chance to make America great by getting rid of everything that made America great,” Stated by Hillary Clinton during her campaign rally in St. Louis, Missouri to attack candidate Donald Trump from his previous diverse rhetoric. Political Rhetoric has been very popular in today’s society. Politics use this as a platform to criticize other candidates about important points that are essential to the United States and its citizens. Not only does others believe that political rhetoric is out of control but it is a negative form of art. During election time, the media and the internet are critical for candidates because it gives them easy access to the younger audience. Although social media is enormous in today’s society, this is the best way for young voters to make their voices heard. Scott Keeter a research analyst and exit poll analyst for NBS News stated that “Young voters have given the Democratic Party a majority of their votes, and for all three cycles they have been the party’s most supportive age group” (Keeter, 1). According to U.S. Census Bureau over the course of time the rate of younger voters “Dropped from 50.9% percent in 1964 to 38.0 percent in 2012” (U.S. Census Bureau, 2).However, the media continue to evolve with modern society. I believe that rhetoric such as visual political rhetoric helps the youth to get more involved with the political arguments while being educated and entertained at the same time.

This article looked at the activists of Howard Dean, who campaigned in 2004. Howard Dean had no national political experience. However, his campaign left a strong impact in the political world. His campaign demonstrated that the use of the Internet would be a good tool to use for campaigns. Dean’s activists were typically engaged in politics than an average citizen. They relied on the news network using such tools as the Internet, newspapers, radio and television. They were also involved in other political and social issues other than Dean’s campaign. Sixty-six percent of his voters cited the Iraq War as one of their important issues. However, his activists were racially homogenous. Ninety-two percent of his activists were

Bernie various actions throughout his campaign has made him achieve his purpose of getting more young people involved. His long history in congress and the policies he has supported builds him trust and makes him someone worth listening to. The hashtag #feeltheburn has helped him manage his audience emotions directing it to fuel his campaign. He acknowledges the fact that young people have the fewest votes and tries to change it, a reason he has gained so much support from them. His large rallies are a reflection of the amount of support he receives on twitter. I believe Bernie Sanders was able to effectively appeal to younger voters using social media as a platform for bringing people together for rallies, speeches, and conversations.

In the Youth Survey conducted by Project Vote Smart, respondents aged 18-24 chose the World Wide Web as their most useful information source (“General Population”). McCain is utilizing the power of the Internet to build mailing lists, solicit contributions and to attract young voters, many of whom are “more acquainted with computer networks than political networks” (Sullivan, “Virtual”). The Internet has proved to be an important organizing tool in McCain’s campaign. Young people interested in becoming involved in his campaign will find a web site that devotes an entire page to each youth organization in each state. Pages consist of upcoming events, biographical information, photographs, links and contact information, putting various aspects of McCain’s campaign at the very technologically advanced fingertips of America’s youth (“Students 4 Dole”). Each page varies; some simply list contact information, while others have inspirational letters from McCain supporters and extravagant graphics like waving state flags. “Virtual” volunteers assist electronically, emailing everything from

In spring of 2016 Jonathan was sitting in Mrs.Rajan’s civics and economics class as she described her students next project, a mock presidential campaign and the creation of a new political party. The students were task to turn to social media to “promote” their mock campaigns. Ironically Jonathan had no personal social media accounts but did have a strong background in business. He did his research a took this project on from a business perspective, by the end of the project his ‘mock’ political campaign had 1,000 active follower who supported his ‘political party’. I am happy to report that Jonathan and his team received an A+

On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate, became victorious in New Hampshire’s democratic caucus. He triumphed over his female competitor, Hillary Clinton. His victory helped intensify the race for the Democratic nomination. Sanders’ win is surprising because he was able to defeat Clinton who was a strong favorite that had institutional support. He was able to do this by getting support from moderate Democrats. In response to Sanders’ win, Hillary Clinton acknowledged that she must improve her relationship with young voters for the upcoming caucus in Nevada and for South Carolina’s primary. Fortunately for Clinton, she has many southern supporters in South Carolina and this fan base forces Sanders to build a very

Can social media bring social changes? Gladwell states that social media can’t bring social changes. “Platform of social media are built with weak ties.” (Gladwell:319). Gladwell believes that social media is not enough to bring social changes because eventually nothing changes because of social networks. “Social media can’t provide what social change has always required.” (Gladwell: 315).

This paper aims to assess Barack Obama’s political campaign in the election held in November 2008. Arguable, it is said that he ran the best presidential campaign despite the odds of his race and his inexperience political background. This paper will further explore the three factors that led to the campaign being an ultimate success which included a positive message, the involvement of the millennials and the use of social media. It concludes that Obama acknowledged that a change needed to be made and utilized the best strategies to appeal to the Americans on a large

In all honesty, this was probably the worst year to turn 18. As I watched the Republican debates during history class my junior year, I began to dread the day that I would have to select a candidate from the poorly narrowed down choices of America. This year it would seem that I wouldn’t have to choose a party, but rather who was the least insane candidate. Social media has been, more than ever, a large determining factor for many voters’ decisions, whether it be basing their political views off of other’s opinions, or simply making a stand for a certain presidential nominee to become well-liked; the rest is just the Facebook comment section. After months of reading heated discussion after circular argument, I decided that it was time to make

On the discussion question from Maddie McGarvey 2016 New York Times Magazine article ‘Do College Students’ Vote Really Matter in an Election?’ Frank Luntz, a political consultant focuses on the ‘Snapchat Generation’ and its importance of the youth’s political engagement. He explores the relation social media and millennials

Media play an essential task in intensifying awareness in all people about human affairs in a society. The right to freedom in article 19 of the Constitution of India guarantees the freedom of speech and expression, as one of six freedoms. Although article 19 does not expressly provide for freedom of press, the fundamental right of the freedom of press is implied in the right to freedom of speech and expression. The media being in the vocation of gathering and circulating information is supposed to hold dominant position, a position that makes it very responsible and answerable to public at large. This implies that several moral customs are vital to an appropriate working of journalists and media practitioners. The gathering of information