Social Media and Politics: The Alliance that Entertains and Enthralls

Description

Politicians, it seems, just can't get enough of social media.

The US President Donald Trump uses Twitter to announce policy while his predecessor Barack Obama favours Instagram.

Australian politicians are also flocking to social media.

Dr Caroline Fisher from the University of Canberra spoke to Laura Tchilinguirian about the potential pitfalls of going direct to the public.

Political and social media: The potential pitfalls of going direct to the public.

Period	28 Aug 2017

Title	Social media and politics: the alliance that entertains and enthralls
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	ABC 666 Canberra
Media type	Radio
Duration/Length/Size	18 minutes
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	28/08/17
Description	Politicians, it seems, just can't get enough of social media. The US President Donald Trump uses Twitter to announce policy while his predecessor Barack Obama favours Instagram. Australian politicians are also flocking to social media. Dr Caroline Fisher from the University of Canberra spoke to Laura Tchilinguirian about the potential pitfalls of going direct to the public.
Producer/Author	Laura Tchillinguirian
Persons	Caroline FISHER