Twitter as arena for the authentic outsider: exploring the social media campaigns of Trump and Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election

@article{Enli2017TwitterAA,
  title={Twitter as arena for the authentic outsider: exploring the social media campaigns of Trump and Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election},
  author={Gunn Sara Enli},
  journal={European Journal of Communication},
  year={2017},
  volume={32},
  pages={50 - 61}
}
  • G. Enli
  • Published 1 February 2017
  • Political Science
  • European Journal of Communication
In the 2016 US presidential election campaign, social media platforms were increasingly used as direct sources of news, bypassing the editorial media. With the candidates’ millions of followers, Twitter has become a platform for mass communication and the candidate’s main online information channel. Likewise, social media has provided a platform for debating and critiquing the mainstream media by the campaigns and their networks. This article discusses the Twitter strategies of the democratic… 
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