Free Post online communities Trump, QAnon and the limits of the “viral” metaphor to describe online communities Deplatforming Trump and QAnon won’t kill the movement. But it might just stop it growing as fast.
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Free Post 4chan From nihilistic lulz to the White House: 4chan and Trump's electing coalition Dale Beran has written a fascinating and compelling long read, drawing a direct line from 4chan springing to life from Something Awful’s forums, to the rise of Trump. And
Free Post bloggers Trump administration cosies up to client media Ah, Media Twitter is all aflutter with this news from the New York Times: The Gateway Pundit, a provocative conservative blog, gained notice last year for its fervent pro-Trump coverage
Free Post alt right media Journalism is losing the culture war, because it's fighting last century's battles When politicians can lie without consequence, our culture of fact-checking does little to stop them.
Free Post journalism Calling a lie a lie - if you're a journalist Here’s an interesting take on an issue that seems to be gripping American journalists right now: In a nutshell, a statement can fairly be called a lie if there
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Free Post media Trump: from sideshow to president Huffington Post, July 2015: After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as
