Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party borrows the slogan “mayibuye” from the liberation party to make a point about the ruling African National Congress.
As political parties desperately battle for voters’ attention, cybersquatting is one of many online tools in the toolkit. It’s only effective at further diminishing trust in government.
One of Donald Trump’s PACs has nearly dried up its resources by paying his legal fees.
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A record amount is being spent on political advertising in the midterm elections. But evidence shows that negative ads might work counteractively, discouraging voters from casting ballots altogether.
Eric Greitens poses with a high-powered rifle and commandos in a political ad.
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GOP political ads are becoming more extreme in their use of weapons to demonstrate armed resistance against those opposed to their militant views – including other Republicans.
The social media strategies of many parties and candidates aim to bypass mainstream media to speak directly to voters, but they are often not as sophisticated as is assumed.
The government used to set interest rates but it doesn’t anymore. If UAP really did try to deliver on an election promise to cap interest rates at 3% for five years, what would the consequences be?
The federal election campaign is underway and political advertising has really started to ramp up. But who is each party targeting and what’s their key message?
We can expect political ads to continue to ramp up over the coming weeks. The onus will be on each voter to sift through the spin for the facts and for the policies that matter to them.
Facebook and the other social media platform companies are facing a reckoning for their handling of disinformation.
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For many years, political operatives have been perfecting their use of the internet’s vast array of social media platforms, websites and digital tools.
Twitter should get credit for its sensible move, but the microblogging company is tiny compared to Facebook and Google.
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Until the two giants change, Twitter’s political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
The goal of every public appearance or interview by a politician is to “stay on message”. In itself, it’s not a malign tactic but the constant repetition of the same messages without answering questions can be a form of obfuscation.
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Health care dominated 2018’s political ads. Digital advertising grew, but hasn’t yet killed TV’s share. And dark money favored Democrats, say scholars studying the volume and content of campaign ads.
Louisiana’s populist politician Huey Long, giving an address on CBS Radio in 1934.
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Sinclair network anchors decrying ‘fake stories’ have been condemned for giving biased support to President Trump. But nostalgic calls to restore civil political discussion on the air ignore history.
The major parties have done little of substance about privacy rights.
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It’s time for a new discussion about the rules around privacy and politics in Australia – one in which the privacy interests of individuals are front and centre.
The American people used to get more information in common.
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Micro-targeted online advertising has destroyed how Americans share experiences and a common knowledge base. The fix for this societal and political problem is as simple now as it was in 1840.
The ‘Yes’ campaign’s first ad focused on the evidential flaws with the ‘No’ campaign’s ads.
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