Social Media and Politics is a podcast bringing you innovative, first-hand insights into how social media is changing the political game. Subscribe for interviews and analysis with politicians, academics, and leading digital strategists to get their take on how social media influences the ways we engage with politics and democracy. Social Media and Politics is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at the University of Copenhagen. Check out the podcast's official website: http://socialmediaandpolitics.org.
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2024-12-20 |
2024 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten The 9th Annual Social Media and Politics Year in Review! This year, we cover the platforms’ year in review reports, election interference in Romania, the battle over text and the "eXodus", and social media bans for teenagers. Here are links to resource... |
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2024-12-14 |
Political Influencers in the 2024 US Election and Beyond, with Ryan Davis Ryan Davis, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at People First, guests for a debrief on content creators in the 2024 US election. We discuss content creator strategies between the two parties, how influencers have become professionalized, and what ... |
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2024-09-15 |
Media Systems, Digital Media, and the Hybridity Cycle, with Prof. Daniel Hallin Professor Daniel C. Hallin, Distinguished Professor of Communication at UC San Diego, shares his thoughts on media systems and how digital media relates to the concept. We discuss the components of a 'system' and current debates around the concept of '... |
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2024-09-01 |
Countering Project 2025 with Google Search Ads, with Kindred Motes Kindred Motes, Founder and Managing Partner at KM Strategies Group (KMSG), shares his advocacy work to counter the online reach of Project 2025. Working with the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, KMSG launched a paid campaign on Google Searc... |
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2024-05-05 |
Web Browsing Data to Study Digital Political Behavior, with Prof. Sebastian Stier Prof. Sebastian Stier, Scientific Director of Computational Social Science at GESIS and Professor of CSS at the University of Mannheim, discusses how web tracking data can inform social science questions. We discuss the data structure of web browsing ... |
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2024-04-21 |
Micro-Influencer Marketing for Political Campaigns, with Ryan Davis Ryan Davis, Co-Founder of People First, discusses how "micro-influencers" or "micro-creators" are being used in political campaigns. We discuss the benefits of using micro-influencers for engagement, as well as how they can be used to target specific b... |
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2024-04-07 |
Far Right Women Influencers on YouTube and Instagram, with Dr. Eviane Leidig Dr. Eviane Leidig, Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at Tilburg University, discusses her book "The Women of the Far Right: Social Media Influencers and Online Radicalization." We break down the role of social media for the alt-right movement, and how pl... |
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2024-03-24 |
Wikipedia Public Relations for Politics, Brands, and Crisis Communication, with Rhiannon Ruff Rhiannon Ruff, Wikipedia Expert and Founding Partner at Lumino, discusses how politicians and brands can effectively manage their Wikipedia presence. We discuss why Wikipedia is important for Google Search and AI like ChatGPT, and how the tone, norms, ... |
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2024-02-25 |
Race, Racism, and Resistance on Social Media, with Dr. Rob Eschmann Dr. Rob Eschmann, Associate Professor of Social Work at Columbia University, discusses his latest book When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age (University of California Press). We cover how social media works to unmask everyda... |
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2024-02-11 |
Data-Driven Campaigning: How Political Campaigns use Data, Analytics, and Technology Prof. Kate Dommett, Professor of Digital Politics at the University of Sheffield, and Dr. Simon Kruschinski, Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication at the University of Mainz, discuss their new book: Data-Driven Campaigning and Political Parties.We d... |
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