| Title: | Swiftboating 2.0: The thematic structure of the right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama |
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| Description: | This site provides free access to the full text of a report by the Media Matters Action Network which was published in October 2008. The 45 page report discusses the use of web 2.0 technology during the 2008 presidential election campaigns,. It concentrates in particular on the increasing use of the Internet to spread misinformation and smear candidates during election campaigns. Examples are given of 'the alleged actions' of right wing political groups against Barack Obama. |
| Keywords - controlled: | information technology; internet; political communication; presidential elections; |
| Type: | Papers/reports/articles/texts |
| URL: | http://mediamattersaction.org/static/pdfs/swiftboating2-5.pdf |
| Classification: |
Social sciences > Politics > Elections > Elections in North America > US elections |
| Country of origin: | United States |
