Question

a. Access three political candidate websites (national, state, or local) and look at each homepage to see how the candidates encourage people to interact with the campaign by using social media.(Accessing your favorite candidates is preferred.)

b. Search online to find two news articles discussing how candidates use social media to run their campaigns. Discuss how social media has changed the way campaigns are run. Briefly summarize (75 words) each of the two news articles. Cite your chosen news article in your discussion

Answer 1

Direct Contact With Voters

Social media tools including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube allow politicians to speak directly to voters without spending a penny.They also use paid adds whis come in th esocial media platforms

Advertising Without Paying For Advertising

It has become fairly common for political campaigns to produce commercials and publish them for free on YouTube instead of, or in addition to, paying for time on television or the radio.

Often, journalists covering campaigns will write about those YouTube ads, essentially broadcasting their message to a wider audience at no cost to the politicians.

These are the words said by Donald Trump

"I like it because I can get also my point of view out there, and my point of view is very important to a lot of people that are looking at me."