NDM: Institutional bias - fading influence?
1) What does the article suggest was the main media influence on the 2015 general election? It suggests that Britain's daily newspapers, such as ''The Sun'' and ''The Guardian'' affected the election. ''The Sun'' which is seen as a predominantly right- wing, also seems to ''back'' the winning party which also them to have an increasing influence on society. 2) What examples are provided of how social media was used during the 2015 election campaign? On Twitter, the hashtag ''#JeSuisEd ''encouraged people to share embarrassing photos of them doing the same thing'' to argue that anyone could look bad in a similar context. Furthermore, fan-clubs were created for the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, called #Milifandom, however these posts were apparently overruled by Tory-press coverage. 3) Does analysis of the 2015 election suggest that new and digital media has challenged the power of traditional i...