Authors
Brian L Ott
Publication date
2017/1/1
Journal
Critical studies in media communication
Volume
34
Issue
1
Pages
59-68
Publisher
Routledge
Description
This essay explores the changing character of public discourse in the Age of Twitter. Adopting the perspective of media ecology, the essay highlights how Twitter privileges discourse that is simple, impulsive, and uncivil. This effect is demonstrated through a case study of Donald J. Trump's Twitter feed. The essay concludes with a brief reflection on the end times: a post-truth, post-news, President Trump, Twitter-world.
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Scholar articles
BL Ott - Trump and the politics of debasement, 2016
BL Ott - Critical Studies in Media Communication, 2017
B Ott - Trump y la política de degradación. Estudios Críticos …, 2016