"America's obsession with social media is undermining the democratic process"
http://qz.com/647064/americas-obsession-with-social-media-is-undermining-the-democratic-process/ In an increasingly saturated online media landscape, the influence of social media may have outlived its usefulness. Voters today are embracing presidential candidates who appeal to their specific passions and ideals without attempting to consider, or even listen to, opposing views. This is perhaps unsurprising, given data about the effect of political polarization and media habits from the Pew Research Center. The 2014 survey found that voters who consistently call themselves conservative or liberal only trust news sources that align with their ideological views. "Our data shows that one of the things that has developed along side of the proliferation of news sources and social media platforms is that the political environment is also becoming more divided rather than more cohesive," Amy Mitchell, Pew's director of journalism research, tells Quartz. - - - Also see: "Search Personalization: Blessing and Trap?" - http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000757.html (Sept. 2010). --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
