Social media is a key factor for
politics during an election year.
Although I had a meeting tonight at the start of the presidential
debate, I still feel connected and updated about what each party said. I was able to see peoples’ tweets right
as important points were made, so I could follow along. Most of my friends’ status updates and
tweets were based on the grammar and fluency of the speeches. I am not concerned with HOW the
candidates presented their ideas; I only care about WHAT they said. It is interesting
to see my peers’ views, but I mainly rely on the news stations updates. I do not have time in my schedule to
sit down and watch a full news report, but I can easily keep up with current
topics through social media. Thank goodness for smartphones!
Gary Johnson, the libertarian candidate for president has also used social media in an interesting way. Since we was not invited to the first presidential debate between President Obama and former Governor Romney, he resorted to Google+ and provided live interaction with audience members, while succinctly answering questions and commenting on what the other candidates were saying. I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Internet, the great equalizer."
ReplyDeleteI also missed the beginning of the madness due to a prior engagement. I got a large majority of my information via Facebook the following day. I must agree that I am purely interested in the content of the contenders and not how the information is presented. The news stations give an excellent report of the event, however, we must always be weary of portrayed bias. Fox News is a prime example of extreme bias found on television and in various articles. In this case, only one side of the true story is being told. We must always ask ourselves in these critical political times, " Is this story being delivered without intense bias?
ReplyDelete