Archive: Social Media

Coming undone: How echo chambers Balkanised society

Communities stitched together by church and trade unions have started to peel apart, with catastrophic implications.

BSA: Social Media Seminar

Social media is a fact of life and consumer, media and opinion-former involvement is growing fast. Many organisations are considering how to respond by looking at the opportunities that social media brings, but don’t have the know-how to build a strategy which could include: PR, marketing and customer relations. This seminar will deliver the tools to develop that strategy across the range of channels.
Abuse of social media rife in schools

Teachers are being increasingly adversely affected by the abuse of social media, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has found.
NASUWT: Teachers abused on social media sites (contains language some may find offensive)

Social media is being used routinely to abuse teachers, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union has found.
BHA: Journalism, Churnalism and Media Bias

ow much journalism is churnalism - the uncritical regurgitation of press releases? To what extent can we trust what we read in the press about medical and other scientific discoveries and breakthroughs? How impartial is mainstream media coverage of key political and economic issues? And just how much of tabloid news is just, well, made up?

May now hates the abuse she did so much to encourage

The PM is partly responsible for the degraded political debate in the UK
If Toby Young's tweets don't rule him out of regulator role, what would?

Many of Young's comments suggest a disdain for equality

The left doesn't have a misogyny problem, men have a misogyny problem

If we really want to tackle online abuse we must look at the roots of it: male aggression
You can break out of your echo chamber - and here's how

Many liberals are trapped in digital cocoons, but you can get out and listen to voices outside your group.

In praise of echo chambers

Surrounding myself by like minded people is what keeps me sane in these crazy times
Twitter is turning us all into identity-driven social justice warriors

Nuanced political discussion has replaced by disputes hinged on ideological positioning

After Jo Cox, let's all be a little nicer to each other

Jo Cox's death should force us all to take a look at how we behave
Digital democracy and the new underclass

The new age of political engagement will make many of us more powerful, but leave some behind

What does Tristram Hunt really know about connecting with voters?

Labour MP has plenty of experience in disengaging the electorate
Comment: This isn't a social media election and the next one won’t be either

Social media is shiny and new - but nothing beats a face-to-face conversation with voters

Comment: After Ashya, can the police be trusted with a Twitter account?

The Ashya King row is the latest example of police tweeting without full knowledge of the facts. Can they be trusted to use social media?
Lib Dem diary: Have we got our Nick Clegg back?

After a difficult few months, it's nice to agree with Nick again.

The Political Week Online: Witch hunts and black hats

Margaret Thatcher's funeral passed with a surprisingly low level of public protest or disorder. Bored angry tweeters are a bit like bored angry bears: watch what happens next.
'Ooo am I the first? You're a t***': Osborne joins Twitter

George Osborne joined Twitter today and was met by a predictable barrage of abuse and cruel jokes.

The Political Week Online: Scrooges vs Scroungers?

BREAKING: Labour have a policy. A whole one. Not a mouldy one they've peeled out from the bottom pages of an old manifesto and shoved into the microwave, or an indignant criticism of a Conservative policy.
The law of Twitter: Legal guidelines coming on free speech

Full guidance on how authorities should treat offensive comments on Twitter is on the way, after the director of public prosecutors gave up on the current system.

Parliament debates law against 'trolls'

People using Twitter, Facebook or message boards to harass or intimidate other users should be subject to new laws, according to an MP.
The Twitter List: The Ten Worst MPs on Twitter

Our list of the very worst MPs on Twitter.

Comment: Social media, national security and privacy

If the government is mature enough to approach social media respectfully, it can use it to bolster national security.
Fancy a new job? Cameron joins LinkedIn

David Cameron has denied that he is searching for a new employer after joining professional networking site LinkedIn.

MPs defeat bid to ban Twitter in the Commons

An amendment which would have prevented MPs using Twitter while in the Commons was roundly defeated by 63 votes to 206 today.
Comment: Social media deserves proper parliamentary attention

Last month's riots highlight the substantial difficulty of balancing citizens' safety with a free and open new media.

Social media 'safe' from riots shutdown

Ministers will not seek additional powers to shut down social media websites in the event of future riots, the Home Office has confirmed.
Cameron's social media clampdown comes up against reality

Technology experts have poured cold water on government plans to crack down on social media sites during riots.