This past week marked the 1 year mark to the next
presidential elections. Exactly one year from now, the greatest country on the
planet will have a new leader. This next 365 some odd days will fly by,
especially for the potential candidates.
With everything happening so quickly in the election
process, Twitter is in full swing. The thousands of different media outlets are
keeping everyone up to date on the debates, latest polls, and election
campaigns. For people like me who work a good bit of weekday evenings, it is
hard to keep up with debates. It is, however, easy to follow along with what is
being said on social media. CNN might tweet out a quote that Trump said, or a
video clip of Hilary Clinton talking about an important subject. I can now be
"in the loop" so to speak, on what is going on during key election
events.
This was not possible, 10, 15, 20 years ago. Twitter was not
around to be able to follow along when you cannot be glued to the television on
debate nights. This has revolutionized how Americans follow along. Way back
when, if someone missed a debate, they might catch the highlights the next day
during the news broadcast, or driving to work
and hearing it on the radio. Or even reading the newspaper and seeing
others interpretations of the debates. This is not the case anymore. We live in
a right now society and everything is so fast pace.
Social media has evolved so much over the years and has
played a major role in keeping people up to date on current events, and
elections as well.
Hi Kevin. No doubt the advent of social media and increase in technological advances have helped spur our society into the "right now" tempered society you mention. I agree with you that having such technology and information readily available at our fingertips is a luxury we did not have in past decades. Playing devil's advocate, I also think having so much information thrown at us can serve as a distraction and do more harm than good. Often times, media sources express predispose the public towards a specific issue or topic. This can prove useful for certain politicians and activist groups that are have the right ties within the media community in order to help promote their point of view on an issue or denounce competition from others.
ReplyDeleteAgain, this is just me playing devil's advocate on the situation. I work full time in addition to taking classes, so having the ability to check in and stay in the know is a luxury I am thankful to have. As technology has evolved, candidate's are realizing the change in the campaign advertising environment, and the importance of utilizing all methods possible in order to help them find success in the quest for public office.
Yea, I would have to agree as well. Social media has almost become apart of our daily lives and it seen as important as watching the evening news.
ReplyDeleteEven, thought there is so much information that is thrown at us were are still able to choose which information we want to adhere to.