Question

Please help for medal/fan

One result of the news media's use of computers to collect and analyze vast amounts of political data is that



A. politicians no longer have to rely on campaign managers for election advice and fundraising.
B. politicians have been able to use opinion polls to better target key issues and regions.
C. voters find it more difficult to decide which candidates best represent their interests.
D. voters have more trust in candidates since they are able to find out more about their personal lives.

Answer 1

im sorry idk

Answer 2

Awe it's okay. Thanks anyway

Answer 3

if u dont mind some readings, here is a paper on this subject:

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefan_Stieglitz/publication/235632721_Social_Media_and_Political_Communication_-_A_Social_Media_Analytics_Framework/links/09e41512111a26d3f3000000.pdf

Left column on P.1 states the case for one of the choices that ur prob have listed....

Answer 4

Thank you for the article. It was kind of hard for me to understand though and I couldn't find an exact answer.. Could you please tell me what you think it is?

Answer 5

Ops sorry - the direct link asked u to sign in in order to read the article....link from Google works though:

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefan_Stieglitz/publication/235632721_Social_Media_and_Political_Communication_-_A_Social_Media_Analytics_Framework/links/09e41512111a26d3f3000000.pdf

Oh...just saw ur post: were u able to read the Introduction of the paper?

Answer 6

"From the perspective of political institutions, it is important to actively participate
in the political communication based on the use of social media, especially during election campaigns. Social media thereby represents the ideal vehicle and information base to gauge public opinion on policies and political positions as
well as to build community support for candidates running for public offices (Zeng et al. 2010). It has been observed that in a very short space of time, politicians in modern democracies across the world have eagerly adopted social media for engaging their constituents, entering into direct dialogs with citizens and enabling vivid political discussions (Hong and Nadler 2011)."

Answer 7

But I'm confused because the article mainly talks about social media and the question doesn't. Is it B because opinion polls are sent out through social media?

Answer 8

Thank you so much for helping btw

Answer 9

u are welcome :) i would agree that it is confusing but B is the closest to what the paper said. Good luck!

Answer 10

Awesome, thanks again :)

Answer 11

hahaa u happen to know whether we have the right ans or wont know till later?

just curious ;)

Answer 12

I won't know until later, but I can post it on here when I find out :)