ISBN:
9781642824223
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (226 pages)
Series Statement:
In the Headlines Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.23099999999999
Keywords:
Social media-Juvenile literature
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The rise of social media has significantly altered the landscape of governance and political participation. Social media platforms have become venues for politicians to interact directly with the public, and for the public to respond with their own perspectives on the news. The highly participatory nature of social media, however, means it can also be an unreliable news source, rapidly spreading disinformation or hate speech. Users are often selective about who they interact with online, creating rifts between people of differing political perspectives. The New York Times articles collected in this volume track the rise of governance through social media, and the accompanying debate over the effectiveness of this model. Media literacy questions and terms are included to further engage readers with reporting styles and techniques.
Abstract:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 -- These Revolutions Are Not All Twitter -- Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt -- Syria Restores Access to Facebook and YouTube -- Social Media Gives Wall Street Protests a Global Reach -- How the Kony Video Went Viral -- Hashtag Activism, and Its Limits -- Blending Governance and Twitter -- Social Media in Afghanistan Takes On Life of Its Own -- Millennials and the Age of Tumblr Activism -- Social Media: Destroyer or Creator? -- The Dangers of Digital Activism -- CHAPTER 2 -- Texas Attacker Left Trail of Extremist Ideas on Twitter -- Terrorists Mock Bids to End Use of Social Media -- Twitter Steps Up Efforts to Thwart Terrorists' Tweets -- Twitter Suspends 235,000 More Accounts Over Extremism -- Twitter Must Do More to Block ISIS -- Terrorism Is Faster Than Twitter -- On Instagram, 11,696 Examples of How Hate Thrives on Social Media -- After Social Media Bans, Militant Groups Found Ways to Remain -- The El Paso Shooting Revived the Free Speech Debate. Europe Has Limits. -- CHAPTER 3 -- Casting Early Presidential Vote Through Facebook by Clicking 'Unfollow' -- The Right Baits the Left to Turn Against Hillary Clinton -- Seeking the Presidency, Bernie Sanders Becomes Facebook Royalty Through Quirky Sharing -- How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation -- Social Media's Forever War -- What We Now Know About Russian Disinformation -- Democrats Seek Young Voters, and the Memes That Move Them -- Kissing Babies, Loving Scrapple, Fighting Viral Hoaxes: '20 Race's New Routine -- Tracing Disinformation With Custom Tools, Burner Phones and Encrypted Apps -- At Least 70 Countries Have Had Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds -- Facebook Finds New Disinformation Campaigns and Braces for 2020 Torrent -- CHAPTER 4 -- One President With Two Very Different Twitter Voices.
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