Author: Dr. Janet Johnson

→I am a professor, pretend political pundit, media critic, and the author of the upcoming book: Political Rhetoric, Social Media, and American Presidential Campaigns: Candidates' Use of New Media. (December 2020 Lexington Books) Critiquing and monitoring social media/media in the political process is what I do. I live for American Presidential Campaigns.

The Good and the Bad of Social Media during COVID-19

In COVID-19, Facebook, Media, Media Literacy, Podcast, Social Media, Social Media Literacy, TwitterTags #COVID19, #quarantine, #SocialMediaMay 1, 202025 ViewsLeave a comment

Dr. Janet Johnson

I was a guest on UT-Dallas’s podcast Comets Discuss. We had a great conversation about how social media is having its moment.

We discuss both social media’s good and bad moments.

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href="http://www.mediarhetoric.com/blog/author/admin/">Dr. Janet Johnson</a></span></span> </div> <div class="entry-content blog_post_text blog_post_description"> <p>I recently read a Washington Post article: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/30/cult-trump-is-threat-untold-numbers-american-lives/">The cult of Trump is a threat to untold numbers of American lives. </a></p> <p>I posted this article to my Facebook page and immediately a Facebook friend commented on</p><a href="http://www.mediarhetoric.com/blog/words-matter-the-threat-of-political-divisiveness-during-a-pandemic/" class="more_link more_link_dots"> … </a> </div> <div class="blog_post_control clearfix"> <div class="blog_post_control_item blog_post_readmore"> <a href="http://www.mediarhetoric.com/blog/words-matter-the-threat-of-political-divisiveness-during-a-pandemic/" class="read_more_link">Continue Reading</a> </div> <div class="blog_post_control_item blog_post_share always_show"> <span 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I wrote an op-ed for The Dallas Morning News this past November: Thanks to social media, we are in a truth crisis.

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This includes threats or coercion during voter registration, casting a ballot, or counting votes. <img class="cff-linebreak" /><img class="cff-linebreak" />The Justice Department works closely with U.S. Attorneys' Offices to enforce these protections. 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There were ads, debates, and regular campaign stops around the country, but then election day came, and it was an event—almost celebrat...</span> </div> </div> <div class="cff-post-links"> <a class="cff-viewpost-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/487250755088022_1091650399630756" title="View on Facebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" >View on Facebook</a> <div class="cff-share-container"> <span class="cff-dot" >·</span> <a class="cff-share-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F487250755088022_1091650399630756" title="Share" >Share</a> <p class="cff-share-tooltip"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F487250755088022_1091650399630756" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="cff-facebook-icon"> <span class="fa fab fa-facebook-square" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="cff-screenreader">Share on Facebook</span> </a> <a 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data-color=""> CBS 11 interviewed me about Voter Fraud. The disinformation surrounding voter fraud is just that--disinformation. Glitches happen, and more than likely, there is a user error when using the voting machine. Verify your vote before you hit print. And always ask for help if you need it. <img class="cff-linebreak" /><img class="cff-linebreak" />"Johnson told CBS News Texas that doubt in elections is nothing new, but now it's at an all-time high.<img class="cff-linebreak" /><img class="cff-linebreak" />"In 2000, with Bush and Gore and the 'hanging chad' incident, we spent weeks trying to figure out who our president was. But there was one thing missing that we have today that they didn't have back then — social media. We did not have the information spreading like wildfire.""<img class="cff-linebreak" /><img class="cff-linebreak" /><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-early-voting-machine-glitches-concerns/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGI6x1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYr6hjE7DprsO1cF2Ru2tbZN4Fa18A0kpCZzkHjNvh5kPjTvCsIzNOHRWw_aem_UwzlhPXpT0qwhWepIV_7Eg" rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer'>www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-early-voting-machine-glitches-concerns/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGI6...</a><span class="cff-post-desc" style="font-size:12px;" >Concerns over the election system are also being heard in Dallas County. </span> </span> <span class="cff-expand">... <a href="#" style="color: #"><span class="cff-more">See More</span><span class="cff-less">See Less</span></a></span> </div> <p class="cff-media-link"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/487250755088022_1089356959860100" target="_blank" style="color: #"> <span style="padding-right: 5px;" class="fa fas fa-video-camera fa-video"></span>Video </a> </p> <div 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