Igniting change through social media | Cassidy Bereskin | TEDxYouth@NTCI

Since the age of 10, Cassidy has been exploring what she can do on Social Media: everything from championing youth voice to effecting social change. As the Conference Chair of the TDSB’s student senate, Cassidy is no stranger to amplifying the student voice: both her own and the voices of over 250,000 students she represents. Cassidy is the Director of Marketing for Model City Hall — the first conference in Canada to simulate Toronto politics for youth. Through using Social Media for social...

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Adam Bain & Laura Desmond: Social Media, Now Trending

If you're not on social media, you're not participating in the conversation. Twitter's Adam Bain and Starcom's Laura Desmond share the myriad ways that social media are changing the very nature of the way we interact. From customer service to political movements, social media has the power to amplify the voice of the individual.

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A New American Political System? The Changing Role of the News and Social Media

NYU School of Law, in cooperation with NYU Washington, DC and the Law School's Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic, debuted the inaugural Sidley Austin Forum, on December 8, 2016. This annual forum, supported by a gift from international law firm Sidley Austin, explored topics critical to American democracy.

In the wake of the 2016 elections, the program addressed the evolving role of political parties, the state and direction of campaign finance law, changes in news and social media,...

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From: New York University

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Case Study: Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom (MCPIF)

This discussion focuses on the use of social media to affect political change with one of the co-founders of the organization behind the Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom.  We will discuss the events that triggered activism, and the tools that the organizers used in order to affect political change in the Philippines.

This Google Hangout is for Comparative Media Systems at the

University of Washington: COM 420/JSIS B 419/POL S 468 Su15

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From: Anna Burgess

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How Social Media Is Changing 2016 Race | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Tom Brokaw and Ronan Farrow join Morning Joe to discuss how social media is changing the way we think about elections.

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WISH 2015 Interview: L Suzanne Suggs, Chair of Communicating Complex Health Messages Forum

The communication of science, and health policy in particular, to the public is a major policy issue. As well as public health messages, governments and health system leaders need to communicate the rationale and need for innovation and change in healthcare delivery models in a dynamic and fast-changing political, social and media environment.

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) Forum, chaired by L Suzanne Suggs, PhD, MS, CHES, Associate Professor of Social Marketing and Head of...

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From: WISH Qatar

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Campaign 2012: Do's and Dont's of Political Campaigning

During Lou Frey Institute's Fall 2011 symposium, Georgetown University associate professor Diana Owen began the segment "Do's and Dont's of Political Campaigning" by addressing the difference in traditional political campaigning to the new type of campaigning dealing with technology such as TV, social media, and the internet. New Media compared to Old Media has changed political campaigning and elections such as the 2008 election. Scott Barnhart, a campaign manager for 25+ years, addressed the...

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From: The Lou Frey Institute

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Indian Politics and Social Media : The Big Debate

To launch Shaili Chopra's new book The Big Connect, Shobhaa De, Sanjay Jha of the Congress and Shailendra Singh of Percept got on to one platform and debated if social media has changed the election 2014 scenario.

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Social Networking Reshapes American Politics

As social media becomes increasingly present in our everyday lives, a major democratic cultural shift is underway. Through the power of relationships, sharing of experiences, and organizing online, previously marginalized voices are pouring into and shaping public conversations like never before. Mike Papantonio talks about how social networking is changing our lives with Deanna Zandt, author of the new book "Share This: How You Will Change the World with Social Networking."

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From: The Ring of Fire

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Trevor Manuel on what global trends mean for South Africa

What does the global rise of populism mean for South Africa and how has social media changed politics? On this episode of the MoneyMakers, Bruce Whitfield and Former Finance Minister & Deputy Chairman of Rothschild Trevor Manuel discuss populism in the South Africa, Jacob Zuma's staying power and the country's confidence crisis.

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From: CNBCAfrica

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