In my upcoming book, “Political Rhetoric, Social Media, and American Presidential Campaigns,” I take a look at the National Conventions for the Republicans and Democrats.
In my book, I show how conventions have become storytelling machines–thanks
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On August 11, 2020, Joe Biden made history by naming, Kamala Harris, as his vice-president pick.
I said during last year’s primaries that Senator Kamala Harris is a force to be reckoned with. She has the
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Donald Trump’s rhetoric moves people. He moves people to HATE him or LOVE him.
No matter what you think of Trump—his words hold power.
You may laugh and go, oh, Janet, no, they don’t. I’ve spoken
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Since the 2016 election, I’ve received both emails from the Trump campaign and from the Democratic Party.
Trump has NEVER stopped campaigning.
Democrats shifted their rhetoric to try to win everything back for the past 4
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My editor informed me my book, “Political Rhetoric: Social Media and American Presidential Campaigns,” will go into production in a couple of weeks.
I hope my book helps others understand the persuasive influence of words used
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My friend, Tara Lewis (Collin College), and I talk about Social Media Networking and Job Searching. This was an informational session Tara put together to share with students. We had a great
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I recently read a Washington Post article: The cult of Trump is a threat to untold numbers of American lives.
I posted this article to my Facebook page and immediately a Facebook friend commented on
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I wrote a post on September 11, 2011, titled, “How the Internet Changed after 9/11–Citizen Journalism, Social Media and Mobility.” I followed what we learned about the Internet at a time of uncertainty.
Again, we
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I was sitting here social distancing myself, alone in my writing nest, and thought, the coronavirus can also explain the spread of Fake News.
They are both pandemics in our society.
After I
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