From the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to protest in response to the death of George Floyd, Dr James Dennis explores how social media is a gateway and amplifier to learning, engagement and civil participation in politics. Find out how political behaviour is changing in the digital age and how social media can be used as a force for change and mass participation in the issues of the day. Subscribe for a new episode every week, and share the big idea #lifesolved You can find out more about research taking place at the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/SOLVE.Points of Interest:Dr James Dennis- Senior Lecturer, Political Communication and Journalism- https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/james-dennis(20b49cef-e460-4040-b906-88c3d383156b).html Articles relating to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Scandal - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c81zyn0888lt/facebook-cambridge-analytica-scandal Momentum - https://peoplesmomentum.com/about/Kony 2012 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/03/11/kony-2012-successes-and-failings-in-the-stop-kony-campaign/38 Degrees - https://home.38degrees.org.uk/ News on George Floyd - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52861726 Blackout Tuesday - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/03/blackout-tuesday-black-squares-instagram/ Bring back our girls - https://bringbackourgirls.ng/Digital Campaigning by Black Lives Matter -Deen Freelon -http://dfreelon.org/Charlton Mcilwain - https://charltonmcilwain.com/ Meredith Clark - http://meredithdclark.comDominic Cummings Lockdown News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52784290Follow latest research- https://www.port.ac.uk/research Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve 

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