TY - JOUR
T1 - The age of Twitter: Donald J. Trump and the politics of debasement
AU - Ott, Brian
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This essay explores the changing character of public discourse in the Age of Twitter. Adopting the perspective of media ecology, the essay highlights how Twitter privileges discourse that is simple, impulsive, and uncivil. This effect is demonstrated through a case study of Donald J. Trump’s Twitter feed. The essay concludes with a brief reflection on the end times: a post-truth, post-news, President Trump, Twitter-world.
AB - This essay explores the changing character of public discourse in the Age of Twitter. Adopting the perspective of media ecology, the essay highlights how Twitter privileges discourse that is simple, impulsive, and uncivil. This effect is demonstrated through a case study of Donald J. Trump’s Twitter feed. The essay concludes with a brief reflection on the end times: a post-truth, post-news, President Trump, Twitter-world.
U2 - 10.1080/15295036.2016.1266686
DO - 10.1080/15295036.2016.1266686
M3 - Article
SP - 59
EP - 68
JO - Critical Studies in Media Communication
JF - Critical Studies in Media Communication
ER -