Trump’s ability to attract news attention through social media is not predicated on a specific platform, but on his ability to engage social media users, says UB communication researcher.
Findings involve the novel repurposing of existing theoretical political models to show how a compulsory voting system could reduce the distance between the proposed policies of two major political parties.
The consequences of improving communications are enormous, as civic leaders incorporate climate scientists’ risk assessments into major planning efforts.
QAnon’s journey from a fringe phenomenon in 2017 to a mainstream presence on Twitter represents an evolution that arrived by tapping into an interconnected media system.