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10 Ways the Media and Tech Industry Helped Create Donald Trump | MediaShift

10 Ways the Media and Tech Industry Helped Create Donald Trump | MediaShift | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Three weeks after Donald Trump won a historic victory to become the 45th president of the United States, the media postmortems continue.

 

In particular, the role played by the media and technology industries is coming under heavy scrutiny in the press, with Facebook’s role in the rise of fake news currently enjoying considerable coverage.

 

This represents a shift from earlier in the campaign, when the volume of media airtime given to Trump was often held culpable for “The Apprentice” star’s political ascendancy.

 

In truth, a Trump presidency is – in part – a reflection of the status and evolution of the media and tech industries in 2016. Here are 10 ways that they combined to help Trump capture the White House in a manner not previously possible. Without them, Trump might not have stood a chance....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

More insight into the Trump election win .Why? How? Who done it?

DigitalDimension's curator insight, December 7, 2016 12:29 PM
10 maneras en que los medios y la industria de la tecnologĂ­a ayudaron a crear a Donald Trump
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What 'Objective' Means. What 'Bias' Means. What 'Idiot' Means

What 'Objective' Means. What 'Bias' Means. What 'Idiot' Means | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

If you want some light reading for eternity, Google the question “is the media biased.” The question is a staple of both the political right and the socialist left.


Either The Media is partisan against Republicans as part of our obvious liberal agenda, or the Corporate Media insidiously perpetuates the status quo by shutting out dissenting voices and uncomfortable narratives in favor of crony capitalism and entrenched privilege.


Choose your favorite. They’re both idiotic....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Bob Garfield highlights a big media challenge. I think the problem isn't people being uninformed or biased. It's a lack of rigor by media interviewing uninformed or biased sources and giving them air.

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