Analysis Of Five Ways New Media Are Changing Politics

Cary, Mary Kate. "5 Ways New Media Are Changing Politics." 4 Feburary 2010. U.S. News. 14 October 2015

In this article Mary Kate Cary opens up with the supreme court decision to not restrict the use of corporate funds in political advertising so that she can make her point that big money ads are not the most effective way for candidates to reach American constituents. She argues that social media is a new way for politicians to connect with citizens. Her five claim are that Americans can now, choose the media they wish to consume, share the media they choose the share, like posts they agree with and dislike posts they do not agree with, connect with others on social media, and donate to candidate campaigns online. With these claims she comes to the conclusion that politicians want to go around mainstream media so that they can connect directly with the voters. The purpose of this article is to persuade the reader that social media is the new alternative to mainstream big money ads for politicians. Cary’s intended audience is politicians, political campaign managers and politically engaged citizens. The tone of this article is informative but slightly opinionated. While Cary does back up her claims with notable quotes and statistics the main support for her argument is her professional opinion. Cary was formerly the

He references the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections to explain his ideas. He claims that from 2008 to 2012 the demographics have changed from mostly young citizens using social media to more than 50% of the population. Because of this change candidates’ behavior have changed, not only online but everywhere. Jeffers second claim is that social media creates a history of the candidates causing mistakes they make to haunt them. Then Jefferson goes on to talk about the “Trillion Dollar Coin