We Are #Altgov - Social Media Resistance From the Inside

Experiencing firsthand President Trump's disregard for truth, rogue government employees took to social media with anonymized outrage, fact-checking, and a call to action. The #ALTGOV Twitter movement subverted official statements to remind Americans that all was not well in t...

List of contents

Table of Contents
Author's Note
Preface
Chapter 1 - The Transition
Chapter 2 - First Day Promises
Chapter 3 - Finding Each Other
Chapter 4 - Threats
Chapter 5 - Strategy
Chapter 6 - Storms
Chapter 7 - Where are the Children
Chapter 8 - Finding Fakes
Chapter 9 - Making a Difference
Chapter 10 - War Room
Chapter 11 - National Security
Chapter 12 - Pandemic
Chapter 13 - Who Are We?
Chapter 14 - Election and Insurrection
Chapter 15 - Transitions, Again
References

About the author

Amanda Sturgill is a professor at Elon University, where she teaches courses in journalism, media analytics, and digital strategy. She has built a 20-plus year career studying the ways people communicate online, including how breaking news is covered on Twitter, how people learn from digital media, how media work and don't work for poor people and those with disabilities, and how people form online communities around their interests. Her research and teaching have been featured on CBC Radio, KABC Radio, and in The Washington Post.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Sturgill
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2024
• EAN: 9781538198070
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9807-0
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, Communication Studies, Corruption in politics, government and society