Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Communications -
Journalism, Journalism Professions, grade: 2,3, Free University of
Berlin, language: English, abstract: This paper will explore the effect
of social media tools and tactics on contemporary socio-political
movements, how these tools are used, and to what effect. Emphasis will
be placed on media struggles in raising awareness, organizing actions,
building networks and creating communities. It reviews the literature on
Occupy movements, Black Lives Matter and other recent social protests,
and then focuses on problems related to the use of social media that
might undermine the success of internet-based movements as well as the
significance of digital divides that cut across social movements.