Tweet Your Policy: Governance Through Social Media

by The New York Times Editorial Staff (Editor)

Overview

The rise of social media has significantly altered the landscape of governance and political participation. Social media platforms have become venues for politicians to interact directly with the public, and for the public to respond with their own perspectives on the news. The highly participatory nature of social media, however, means it can also be an unreliable news source, rapidly spreading disinformation or hate speech. Users are often selective about who they interact with online, creating rifts between people of differing political perspectives. The New York Times articles collected in this volume track the rise of governance through social media, and the accompanying debate over the effectiveness of this model. Media literacy questions and terms are included to further engage readers with reporting styles and techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642824216
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	07/30/2020
Series:	In the Headlines Series
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 A Platform for Participation and Activism

These Revolutions Are Not All Twitter Andrew K. Woods 10

Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt David D. Kirkpatrick 13

Syria Restores Access to Facebook and YouTube Jennifer Preston 18

Social Media Gives Wall Street Protests a Global Reach Jennifer Preston 21

How the Kony Video Went Viral J. David Goodman Jennifer Preston 24

Hashtag Activism, and Its Limits David Carr 29

Blending Governance and Twitter Chrystia Freeland 33

Social Media in Afghanistan Takes On Life of Its Own Ron Nixon 36

Millennials and the Age of Tumblr Activism Valeriya Safronova 39

Social Media: Destroyer or Creator? Thomas L. Friedman 43

The Dangers of Digital Activism Manal Al-Sharif 46

Chapter 2 A Venue for Violence and Extremism

Texas Attacker Left Trail of Extremist Ideas on Twitter Scott Shane 49

Terrorists Mock Bids to End Use of Social Media Nicole Perlroth Mike Isaac 54

Twitter Steps Up Efforts to Thwart Terrorists' Tweets Mike Isaac 59

Twitter Suspends 235,000 More Accounts Over Extremism Katie Benner 63

Twitter Must Do More to Block ISIS Anne Cameron Cain Beatriz Gonzalez 65

Terrorism Is Faster Than Twitter Jim Rutenberg 68

On Instagram, 11,696 Examples of How Hate Thrives on Social Media Sheera Frenkel Mike Isaac Kate Conger 73

After Social Media Bans, Militant Groups Found Ways to Remain Sheera Frenkel Ben Hubbard 77

The El Paso Shooting Revived the Free Speech Debate. Europe Has Limits. Melissa Eddy Aurelien Breeden 81

Chapter 3 How Social Media Transforms Elections

Casting Early Presidential Vote Through Facebook by Clicking 'Unfollow' Nick Corasaniti 87

The Right Baits the Left to Turn Against Hillary Clinton Ashley Parker Nick Corasaniti 92

Seeking the Presidency, Bernie Sanders Becomes Facebook Royalty Through Quirky Sharing Nick Corasaniti 97

How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation Farhad Manjoo 101

Social Media's Forever War Kevin Roose 106

What We Now Know About Russian Disinformation Renée Diresta 110

Democrats Seek Young Voters, and the Memes That Move Them Isabella Grullón Paz 114

Kissing Babies, Loving Scrapple, Fighting Viral Hoaxes: '20 Race's New Routine Jim Rutenberg 119

Tracing Disinformation With Custom Tools, Burner Phones and Encrypted Apps Featuring Matthew Rosenberg 126

At Least 70 Countries Have Had Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds Davey Alba Adam Satariano 131

Facebook Finds New Disinformation Campaigns and Braces for 2020 Torrent Mike Isaac 135

Chapter 4 Trump's Twitter

One President With Two Very Different Twitter Voices Michael D. Shear 140

Donald Trump's Twitter Comedy Anna North 144

Trump's Blocking of Twitter Users Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says John Herrman Charlie Savage 149

Are You Sure You Want a Right to Trump's Twitter Account? Noah Feldman 154

White House Hosts Conservative Internet Activists at a 'Social Media Summit' Katie Rogers 157

Can Democrats Compete With Trump's Twitter Feed? Charlie Warzel 162

How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets Michael D. Shear Maggie Haberman Nicholas Confessore Karen Yourish Larry Buchanan Keith Collins 167

Chapter 5 Social Media and the Future of the First Amendment

Facebook, Free Expression and the Power of a Leak Margot E. Kaminski Kate Klonick 184

Banning Social Media Won't Stop Hate Speech Rohan Samarajiva 188

How to Prevent Smart People From Spreading Dumb Ideas Michael J. Socolow 192

Can Social Media Be Saved? Kevin Roose 196

The Slippery Slope of Regulating Social Media Peter Suderman 201

Free Speech Is Killing Us Andrew Marantz 205

When Politicians Get a License to Lie Charlie Warzel 210

Glossary 213

Media Literacy Terms 214

Media Literacy Questions 215

Citations 217

Index 222