How did digital media impact politics and the presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012? What effect does this increased use have on politics in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested Response: Digital media was used by Obama's staff to engage in fundraising, connect to supporters, disseminate campaign themes and respond to attach ads. The other party used digital media to manipulate video's to make it seem as if his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, was criticizing America, and a one of his administration, Shirley Sherrod, was making racist remarks. Bloggers used digital media to spread rumors and half-truths about the Obama administration. People use information selectively to confirm their own view of reality - a technological illustration of the confirmation bias. Political experts speculate that such uses of the Internet may be a major factor in the increasing political polarization in the United States.
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