Politics
Three questions about the UK's journalism landscape after the General Election result
A major shift in the political landscape of the UK raises some critical questions about the role of truth and journalism in the social media mindscape.
misinformation
Election Watch 2019 #1: Lies, Leaks and Dead Squirrels
Connecting up some of the reporting about the use of misinformation and propaganda during the 2019 UK general election.
Why political posts on Facebook will always be polarizing.
The very nature of Facebook makes in antithetical to political debate.
Social Media
What will the next generation of social media-savvy politicians look like?
An attempt to mock Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for dancing in a video when she was a student opens up the question of how social media will impact the next generation of politicians.
digital journalism
To Understand Today's Politics, Let Go Of Digital Snobbery
The last couple of years of campaigning – especially the last UK general election, the Scottish referendum with its “cyber-nats”, the Brexit vote and the Trump election – have made it plain to many that there’s a new set of elements at work in the public discourse – and they’re digitally-driven.