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It’s fair to call 2016 a defining year for Twitter – but until this time next year we won’t know if ‘defining’ amounts to a reaffirmation of the social media network, or the beginning-of-its-end. What is certain, however, is that many assumptions about the site have been resolutely upended over the past 12 months.
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How did Republicans and Democrats mobilize their voters? Which political communication strategies were used in the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton? And, did new media have any influence on the voting behavior of Americans? 24 Dutch Honors Students in Communication from Fontys School of Economics visited Washington and New York to pore upon political communication in the U.S. presidential election of 2016. From November 2nd to November 13th the students studied the battle between Clinton and Trump and blogged/vlogged about it for Dutch media and on their own website: www.amerikaanseverkiezingen2016.com (in Dutch). Continue reading “Fontys Honors Students studied elections in USA”