Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth A Conversation
“Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth: A Conversation” by Bill Fox, published in 2022 for the Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University, delves into the evolving landscape of political discourse in the age of social media. This 616-page book examines how technology has transformed the dynamics of power distribution, political journalism, and public conversation, particularly in Western liberal democracies. Fox explores the shift from traditional media to the influence of digital platforms and the implications of this change on political figures like Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.
Readers will find a critical analysis of the current state of journalism, which has become more decentralized and accessible, challenging the traditional gatekeeping roles of political reporters and editors. The book addresses the phenomenon of “fake” news in the post-truth era and reflects on the impact of the celebrity-distribution complex on public perception and political engagement. Through a Canadian lens, Fox navigates the complexities of modern political media, offering insights into how these seismic shifts affect our understanding of truth and discourse in contemporary society.
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Media has long been considered a primary site for political discourse in Western liberal democracies, but now, with the advent of social media, giant multinational digital platforms such as Google, and online journalism, the way we do politics, talk politics, and cover politics has completely transformed.
Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth considers the ways that technology has led to an irreversible transition in power distribution, political journalism, and public discourse. Discussing how the military-industrial complex of the 1950s gave way to today’s celebrity-distribution complex, Bill Fox examines the amount of power accorded to people well-known for being well-known, from Donald Trump to Justin Trudeau. Taking on a Canadian perspective, Fox addresses the disturbing cries of “fake” news in the post-truth age and demonstrates how journalism, no longer the domain of a select few political reporters and editors, has become decentralized and disaggregated.
In a world that now plays out on mobile devices, Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth seeks a path through the debris left behind by recent seismic shifts in political media and technology.
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