Political discourse and Twitter

Author:: Guns, Kelcie
Published:: [University Park, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania State University, 2018.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators:: Smith, Scott and Schreyer Honors College

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This study examines the use of political discourse, partisan language, and gendered language in the media, specifically focusing on the social media platform Twitter. Language can be used to persuade, manipulate, and alter the publics perception of events and people. Twitter is a new phenomenon that changes and provides new examples of political discourse every day. Within the past few years, the political functions of this social media site have increased drastically, being used by government officials to disseminate information in a unique and unprecedented way. Findings reveal the serious implications of these language choices on the public, and the way that specific tweets can incite political movements.

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B.A. Pennsylvania State University, 2018.

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