The Future of Political Influencers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Future of Political Influencers

Wired  

Since 2020, President Joe Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaigns have pushed influencers and content creators into our political media ecosystem. The Biden administration invited these creators to policy briefings on issues important to young people, and they tagged along on the campaign trail—you know this, I’ve reported on it in the newsletter before. The groypers haven’t necessarily gone away, but a fresh professional class of podcasters and influencers, willing to platform Trump’s message with little pushback, grew outside of them. “Through these podcasts, people were actually able to hear his compassion, and I don’t think that traditional media has ever given him the ability to do that, because I think traditional media thrives better off of conflict than conversation.”

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Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds

CNN  

New York CNN — A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns that some of the biggest online figures can uncritically spread misleading claims. While only 12% of the surveyed influencers said they produced content about “current affairs/politics and …

News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media
1 month ago

News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media

Wired  

There’s new data released this week confirming much of what I’ve written in this newsletter for the past year: More and more Americans are getting their news from influencers on the internet. The Pew Research Center, in partnership with the Knight Foundation, released a report this week that found that around one in five US adults regularly receive news from …

Influencers are now a source of news for many Americans
1 month ago

Influencers are now a source of news for many Americans

NPR  

Influencers are now a source of news for many Americans Social media influencers have become a source of news for a significant number of Americans, especially when it comes to politics. And as NPR's Huo Jingnan reports, they are now a source of news for a significant number of Americans, especially when it comes to politics. HUO: The Pew Research …

How Trump vs Harris match became an old vs new media war too
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump vs Harris match became an old vs new media war too

Firstpost  

The 2024 election wasn’t just a battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. While mainstream newspapers and TV channels largely backed Harris, with some even openly endorsing her, Trump leaned heavily on the power of alternative media, where he found significant support from platforms like X and high-profile podcasters such as Joe Rogan. Harris’s attempt to tap into podcasts Kamala …

Donald Trump's Win Cements a New Era for Campaigning Online
54 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump's Win Cements a New Era for Campaigning Online

Wired  

As president-elect Donald Trump finished his victory speech early Wednesday morning, he gave the floor to Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO, to thank a group of men few in the mainstream political bubble knew before this year. Over the final stretch of the 2024 campaign cycle, Trump went on a grand tour of podcast interviews, appearing alongside these …

How personality trumped policy in this media election cycle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How personality trumped policy in this media election cycle

NPR  

How personality trumped policy in this media election cycle toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Looking at the media coverage leading to and throughout President-elect Donald Trump’s massive electoral success Tuesday, I wonder if we are seeing — at least a little bit — the impact of politics rendered as entertainment and spectacle. “It’s a policy versus personality conversation that voters …

Podcast Blitz: Trump and Harris Embrace New Media to Reach Voters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Podcast Blitz: Trump and Harris Embrace New Media to Reach Voters

Hindustan Times  

The article explores the shift in the US media landscape due to the popularity of podcasts. It highlights how candidates like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have chosen to bypass traditional news media and instead engage with audiences through podcasts, which offer them a more intimate and personalized connection. The article emphasizes the importance of these long-form conversations in shaping …

Kamala Harris' team explains logic behind podcast interview blitz
2 months ago

Kamala Harris' team explains logic behind podcast interview blitz

Raw Story  

Vice President Kamala Harris has sat down for interviews in recent weeks with popular podcasters and gossip sites, and her team explained the reasoning behind her blitz of less traditional media outlets. The vice president has appeared on late-night and daytime TV programs, along with widely watched interviews with Bill Whitaker of CBS News’ “60 Minutes” and Fox News’ Bret …

Election: Media organizations endorse Kamala Harris. Should we care?
54 years, 11 months ago

Election: Media organizations endorse Kamala Harris. Should we care?

Slate  

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David, John, and Emily talk about media endorsements of political candidates. See Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: Media organizations are blowing their endorsements; Editorial Board for The New York Times: The Only Patriotic Choice for President and Katie Robertson and Nicholas Fandos: The New York Times Will Stop Endorsing Candidates in New York …

Harris is trying to reach new voters with a media blitz both traditional — and not
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris is trying to reach new voters with a media blitz both traditional — and not

NPR  

Harris is trying to reach new voters with a media blitz both traditional — and not toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Vice President Harris is making a number of high-profile media appearances this week on some of the most popular news and entertainment programs in the country. Harris also spoke with CBS News’s Bill Whitaker for an interview …

Ground Game: Courting influencers, third-party candidates, and noncitizen voting
54 years, 11 months ago

Ground Game: Courting influencers, third-party candidates, and noncitizen voting

Associated Press  

It is unclear how much the Trump campaign’s ventures into online media will boost his campaign. The same social media platforms are filled with content creators highly critical of the former president who go viral by the same algorithms as 23-year-old internet personality Adin Ross and other pro-Trump personalities. The campaign now hopes to leverage Trump’s celebrity and bombast to …

Video With Digital Dupe Of Kamala Harris' Voice Raises Concerns About AI In Politics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Video With Digital Dupe Of Kamala Harris' Voice Raises Concerns About AI In Politics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence to mislead with Election Day about three months away. Mia Ehrenberg, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said in an email to The Associated Press: “We believe the American …

Politics served with concise social media content
7 months, 1 week ago

Politics served with concise social media content

The Hindu  

The nature of information dissemination is changing rapidly and India is not immune to these sweeping changes. In India, growing social media use in the vernacular languages, combined with a largely unregulated digital space and a highly competitive, polarised political environment, necessitates vigilance to manage disruptive misinformation. This decline is mirrored in the popularity of concise social media content, i.e., …

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump insists he’s enjoying his life off Twitter. While that is the reality for any former president, Fleischer argued that Trump continues to “loom large” in the party and could return to the spotlight if he chooses to run again. “It shows that even two months out of office, he’s still looming large.” While most …

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes

The Independent  

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Opinion: This is the right-wing media problem in a microcosm
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: This is the right-wing media problem in a microcosm

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the author of “Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.” She co-hosts the history podcast “Past Present” and “This Day in Esoteric Political History.” The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the …

Down In The Polls, Trump Seeks Familiar Embrace of Conservative Media
4 years, 1 month ago

Down In The Polls, Trump Seeks Familiar Embrace of Conservative Media

NPR  

Down In The Polls, Trump Seeks Familiar Embrace of Conservative Media Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images In the final stretch of a tough reelection campaign, a president who burst into public consciousness as a media sensation has returned to the warm embrace of conservative media outlets and their stars. Sponsor Message Former Fox News …

How social media stars are trumping celebrity endorsements with edgy, nuanced content
4 years, 4 months ago

How social media stars are trumping celebrity endorsements with edgy, nuanced content

The Hindu  

During the great digital boom of 2009, there emerged a group that challenged conventions and demanded front row seats at fashion weeks. Going forward, I see influencers turning into mini production houses that come up with longer shows like Dua’s Fake or Not for Flipkart and solo chat programmes. For example, celebrities would normally create a straightforward video for an …

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