1 According to The New York Times (Nov. 8, 2016), between the first presidential debate in September, 2016, and election day, more than one billion election-related posts raced across the Twitter network. On election day alone, more than 27, 000 election-related posts were sent across the network every minute. These numbers increased dramatically during the 2020 presidential election.
Discuss the role and use of social media, especially Twitter, during the presidential election campaigns of 2016 and 2020.
Discuss Twitter’s influence, the distribution of information and misinformation, and the results of these elections.
Discuss its immediacy, speed, and impact on public opinion.
2 Discuss Bryce’s theory of public opinion. What are the stages of opinion formation
that he described and what is the resulting impact on the political system?
Do you agree or disagree that Bryce’s theory is even more relevant today? Why or why not?
