As politicians in the public sphere, whether communication is focused on the politician’s agenda, the intentions of the minority or majority party, focusing on the facts and the reality of the situation, could encourage the public listen without doubting your credibility or intentions. Looking at the agenda-setting theory, the intention is to focus on a […]

Agenda setting is one of the important social functions and effects of mass communication. There is a highly corresponding relationship between the public’s understanding and judgment of important issues in public affairs and the media coverage. That is, the media as a ” The issues reported by the “major events” are also reflected in the […]

January 2018, an 8-year-old girl named Asiafa in India was kidnapped, raped and murdered. Due to the young age of the Muslin victim and the chilling statements of the criminal that he wanted to scare Muslims, this event aroused an outrage in India and on social media worldwide. Rape crimes on young girls have always been a […]

There are many hashtags referring to the last wave of activism for gun control: #neveragain, #marchforourlives, #guncontrol, #enoughisenough and #Parklandstudents, among others. All of them are full of controversy, different opinions, points and counterpoints that divide the entire nation. However, in #Parklandstudents is really clear how the different political groups fight to show two versions […]

Recently the #DumpDevos and #WeChoose have been trending together on Twitter in efforts to move towards the impeachment of recently elected Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Most people using the hashtags are linking their tweets to articles detailing a policy of Devos’ they disagree with, like her decision to defend the rollback of protection for […]

Last week #5WordAdviceForTeens was trending on Twitter. Tweets ranged from practical advice to various political support. To kick things off: #5WordAdviceForTeens There's nothing cool about socialism. Gender Studies is completely useless. Donald Trump is your president. Stop being offended by everything. David Hogg is a bully. There are only two genders. PLEASE stop eating tide […]

Earlier this week news broke that Tristian Thompson cheated on Khloe Kardashian, who is due to give birth to their daughter any day. When #TristianThompson started on Twitter, it was clear that people had varying thoughts on the subject. There were people who had sympathy for Kardashian and believed no one should experience this heartbreak. […]

All eyes have been on Mark Zuckerberg in light of the most recent Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal. As Zuckerberg faced Congress on April 10, 2018, people turned to Twitter to voice their opinions on not only his answers, but the lawmakers questioning him using #Zuckerberg. Am struck by generational divide watching #Zuckerberg hearing. Am […]