The Presidency and Social Media: Discourse, Disruption, and Digital Democracy in the 2016 Presidential Election

by John Allen Hendricks

Book Overview

The media have long played an important role in the modern political process and the 2016 presidential campaign was no different. From Trump's tweets and cable-show-call-ins to Sander's social media machine to Clinton's "Trump Yourself" app and podcast, journalism, social and digital media, and entertainment media were front-and-center in 2016. Clearly, political media played a dominant and disruptive role in our democratic process. This book helps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113808154X
• ISBN13: 9781138081543
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"