Month: August 2022

The Power of Social Media Over Elections

Posted on by Ljerka Popović

Social media dramatically impacts our voting decisions and how we perceive the contest. It is an inexhaustible resource for politicians – they don’t have to look far for messages that will resonate with voters. Candidates can use social platforms as megaphones, not just as a way of connecting with voters but also as a tool for information gathering.

Social Media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have become prominent tools for influencing public opinion. One study proposed that social media platforms can influence up to 800,000 people to vote in an election. Social media platforms can promote positive engagement or incite harmful online behavior.

Americans are more likely to find and share information on the election on social media than on any other source. With the help of Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media platform, candidates can create their digital footprint and issue statements no matter how outrageous they are. 

93% of people use social media to get their news, 69% say they have changed their mind about an issue because of what they saw on social media, and 70% say they have been motivated to take action as a result of something they’ve seen on social media. The question remains: How much power does social media have over elections?

The rise of the internet, social media, and increasing interest in politics have changed how we view elections. Social media is an essential tool for politicians. Social Media does have some advantages over traditional media. 

  • Social media has been used for political activism worldwide, and it’s hard to ignore that it has influenced political conversations throughout election cycles.
  • Social media allows people to share their thoughts and opinions about the candidates in an election. 
  • Social media is not just a form of entertainment but also a powerful tool that can shape public opinion and even alter election outcomes.

Social media has transformed the way elections are conducted.

Social media is a powerful tool in elections and will continue to be. The 2017 US elections saw how social media was used extensively by President-elect Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. There is an apparent power of social media, and if you are running for office, you can’t ignore it; it is crucial for any campaign.

Government And Top-Class Sport Relationship

Posted on by Julio W. Wilson

The relationship between the state and top-class sport has a long tradition.

Political functions of sports

Top-class sports can fulfil domestic political functions. Social integration, the labor market, infrastructure and cultural significance can be related to the phenomenon of high-performance sport. On the other hand, top-class sport fulfils the function of national representation in relation to other nations and states.

With these important functions that elite sport can fulfil for state systems, it is not surprising that there is not a single state in the world today that does not make direct use of elite sport as an instrument. In order to achieve this, however, it is necessary for the state itself to make an effort to promote sport, with various options and instruments available to it.

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Problems that successful sporting government has to solve

Finances must be made available in order to secure a cost-intensive high-performance sport in the medium and long term. This leads to the question of what financial contribution the state makes to promoting top-class sport?

In all successful sporting nations, talent must be spotted and defined as early as possible.

In all successful sporting nations, talented athletes must be supported over a longer period of time in order to lead them to top sporting performance. What support does the state provide for promoting talent?

All successful athletes, especially in Olympic sports, have to deal with the problem of the so-called dual career. What help does the state provide for the dual career of school?

Every top sporting nation requires the creative and intelligent control of qualitatively demanding training and well-founded competition control. This requires the support of science. What role does the government play in this context?

Elite sport requires extensive support from the mass media. What role does the government play in this?

The government has a special responsibility in relation to the question of talent identification, and the scientific monitoring of high-performance sport. Institutional state protection is required for each of these areas, with the education system being particularly challenged. With all other challenges, it is important that the government opens up the necessary catalytic possibilities so that the high-performance sports system itself can enter into a qualitatively demanding partnership with the necessary systems.

This applies equally to cooperation with business and to cooperation with the mass media. This is becoming increasingly important. These indications make it clear that modern high-performance sport is unthinkable without government funding.