The best way that Election campaigns can develop their status is through Mediums, like Social Media. Most of what is known about Canadian leaders in authority, political leaders, are from the media. However is the media responsible for strengthening the democratic process of elections? Or weakening it? Are there stronger specific mediums such as Social Media have a stronger communication appeal to everyone? In this technological-based era, it has become very popular to use social media in election campaigns. The media’s goal is to try and enhance public participation and to also tries to gain public support in order to get fair and effective actions regarding voter turnout. It is crucial that political campaigns use Media as a way of communication
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As there is a certain percentage of the older generation that either don’t know how to access Social media or who just prefer the old-fashioned way, the Television is their best bet. The Television is another way that politicians can get their message out to a vast amount of people at the same time. Although using the tTelevision and literature forms of media you cannot connect to the person, engage in thought with them, and share you ideas you will still gain some information. Also, “while the capacity of Television to reach mass audiences had a primarily positive an nationalizing, effect on Canadian party politics, the internet allows for increasingly targeted private political messages that are more fragmented and less transparent.” (Patten, 2013, para. 5) This means that on the Internet it is easier to explain the ideas the candidate running, has in mind, and they can go in much greater detail than they could on Television. The television will make citizens aware of everybody running they won’t be biased or just focus on one candidate or politician the entire time. With the Internet the information is there, and one could always go back and look over the information. “Network …show more content…
Not only will it act like a “free” spokesperson for their campaign but candidates will also get the chance to communicate with potential voters. They can blogg, nd update their current status in the race, and upload pictures of them engaging in their community to provide a “good look”. Not “Digital media are having a profound effect on politics and international
As there is a certain percentage of the older generation that either don’t know how to access Social media or who just prefer the old-fashioned way, the Television is their best bet. The Television is another way that politicians can get their message out to a vast amount of people at the same time. Although using the tTelevision and literature forms of media you cannot connect to the person, engage in thought with them, and share you ideas you will still gain some information. Also, “while the capacity of Television to reach mass audiences had a primarily positive an nationalizing, effect on Canadian party politics, the internet allows for increasingly targeted private political messages that are more fragmented and less transparent.” (Patten, 2013, para. 5) This means that on the Internet it is easier to explain the ideas the candidate running, has in mind, and they can go in much greater detail than they could on Television. The television will make citizens aware of everybody running they won’t be biased or just focus on one candidate or politician the entire time. With the Internet the information is there, and one could always go back and look over the information. “Network …show more content…
Not only will it act like a “free” spokesperson for their campaign but candidates will also get the chance to communicate with potential voters. They can blogg, nd update their current status in the race, and upload pictures of them engaging in their community to provide a “good look”. Not “Digital media are having a profound effect on politics and international