Social Media? Meet Politics. A podcast by the Social Media Research Centre.

By Social Media Research Centre

Social media and big tech are changing our politics, including shifts in how politicians can influence voters, how voters can speak to politicians and how we are able to talk about politics to each other. Follow this podcast to gain insight into how social media is rapidly altering our political world, from the rise of fake news to micro-targeted advertising; we seek to understand how tech and politics are colliding.

A podcast by Tristan Hotham, founder of the Social Media Research Centre.

Our Twitter - @SMmeetpolitics / @socialmediarcuk
Website - www.socialmediaresearchcentre.com

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2021 Dutch Elections – How are the party pages competing on Facebook?

The Netherlands' 2021 general election is just around the corner. With spending on Facebook advertising very low the campaign is largely going to fall upon the feet of the parties organic Facebook campaigns. Here is how they are all doing. See the article here -https://tristanhotham.com/2021/03/08/2021-dutch-elections-how-are-the-party-pages-competing-on-facebook/

17:45

March 08, 2021

A few thoughts on the 2020 US election vs the 2019 UK general election

First thoughts on the Trump and Biden digital US 2020 Election campaigns. What differences are there to the UK 2019 general election? Who did better? Who messed up? This episode is also available as a blog post: http://tristanhotham.com/2020/11/09/a-few-early-thoughts-on-the-2020-us-election-vs-the-2019-uk-general-election/

04:34

March 08, 2021

How to prepare for a social science PhD viva in pandemic times

I talk through how I survived my PhD viva and offer tips on how to prepare for yours, including how to prepare for modern day online-only pandemic vivas. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://tristanhotham.com/2020/12/21/how-to-prepare-for-a-social-science-phd-viva-in-pandemic-times/

22:53

March 08, 2021