Political Representation & Social Media. A Research project led by @Leelum to understand how social media is changing the dynamics between citizens and UK MPs.
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13 Apr 2018
Do you want to #win one of three £50 Amazon vouchers AND contribute to world leading #research?
Complete this short #survey on representation & #socialmedia to enter the prize draw!
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16 Jun 2019
Things the internet didn't ask me to Photoshop, but I did anyway. Rory Stewart Riding @Number10cat.
#C4LeadershipDebate #C4debate #conservativeleadership #ToryLeadershipContest
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#Politics & #History students: tickets are now available for our first ever @SalfordUni_PCH awards night to celebrate student success, 8 May 2019, 18.00 - late, @MediaCityUK campus. Details and how to get tickets here eventbrite.co.uk/e/politics-… @UoS_ArtsMedia
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25 Mar 2019
New report from myself and @joyjenkins for the European Parliament surveys recent research on the news media and polarisation. We find little published evidence that the news media is increasing polarisation in Europe. reutersinstitute.politics.ox… (thread, 1/7)
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20 Mar 2019
Our study on motivations and aspirations of UK journalism students has just been published in @JournPractice We titled it "Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation", which gives you a flavour. Check it out here:
doi.org/10.1080/17512786.201… 1/3
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5 Oct 2018
Despite evidence that already-marginalised groups will suffer the most from ID requirements, the government is pushing ahead with the policy regardless. electoral-reform.org.uk/the-…
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5 Sep 2018
Fake followers, fake likes, promoting hashtags, and planting disinformation. How social media fraud poisons Arab social media
bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45…
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31 Aug 2018
Tuns out not many people change their minds due to something they see on #socialmedia.
Research from @pewinternet reveals that exposure to opposing views on social media has not caused most Americans to change their own stance on issues.
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31 Aug 2018
Anyone else notice that when journalists have a Twitter beef match, they only use quote retweets to respond.
It's an interesting example of trying to seize the initiative: Not with words, but through the layout of communication.
30 Aug 2018
I admire how you do JC’s work, tirelessly and, so far, without reward. Everybody close to Mr Corbyn still despises you. It’s so unfair. Maybe adding to your MCarthyite litany by calling Mr Field a bigot will make them see sense. I do hope so.
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27 Aug 2018
This is what online filter-bubbles look like. The US political landscape in 3D.
technologyreview.com/s/61180…
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24 Aug 2018
One of the core components of online propaganda campaigns is to find then exacerbate wedge issues in public discourse.
24 Aug 2018
Russian trolls 'spreading discord' over vaccine safety online #FakeNews
theguardian.com/society/2018…
14 Aug 2018
There are concerns that #PoliticalMicrotargeting gives existing parties or those with significant resources an unreasonable advantage in elections.
Some third parties simply don't have the pre-existing data or cash to buy the data needed for this type of political campaigning.
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13 Aug 2018
There's also evidence of #PoliticalMicrotargeting being used to direct TV advertising.
Data on voters was used by the Trump 2016 campaign to target viewers of The Walking Dead in specific locations. Their data suggested a correlation between the series & anti-immigration concerns
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13 Aug 2018
Remember, however, that #PoliticalMicrotargeting isn't all about #SocialMedia.
The data collected is also used in email campaigns to tailor the message, or in door-to-door canvassing to know what issues to talk about, or which households are swing voters.
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13 Aug 2018
#Facebook is one of the favourite platforms for #PoliticalMicrotargeting.
On FB you can targeted based on:
-Your email address
-Demographic data
-Location
-If you have children
-Interests (such as the #environment)
-Pages you follow
-Websites you've visited
- & More.
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10 Aug 2018
In May 2016, @EmmanuelMacron's La Grande Marche used #PoliticalMicrotargeting to find the most statistically representative areas of #france & sent canvassers out to 100k doors.
This helped them poll citizens, raise the party's profile, & gained them a valuable supporter base.
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10 Aug 2018
An important tool in #PoliticalMicrotargeting is the use of A/B split testing.
This is where voters are sent slightly altered versions of the same message to gauge which message resonates the most. The results of this are used to fine tune messages to specific voter segments.
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9 Aug 2018
The biggest limit for political campaigners use of #PoliticalMicrotargeting is data protection laws.
The UK & US allows for extremely personalised data. But tighter data restrictions in Germany make this harder as campaigners cannot hold data on individual households or voters.
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9 Aug 2018
#PoliticalMicrotargeting:
During the 2016 US election @realDonaldTrump's campaign team had over 300 Terabytes of data on US voters. They also ran up to 50k versions of it's advertisements per day to test how they were received in order to refine their message.
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9 Aug 2018
#PoliticalMicrotargeting:
The @UKLabour Party used the data to inform campaign call centres of how likely specific households are to answer the phone, & how likely specific households were to be home at different times during the day.
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9 Aug 2018
A report by @EmmaMayAlex (et al) raised the issue of accountability & #PoliticalMicrotargeting.
Political adverts & promises can easily be deleted on social media after the election - making it very difficult to hold the candidate to account afterwards.
eprints.lse.ac.uk/71945/
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