BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:How politics has become entertainment on social media platforms and how social media activism may boost or diminish campaigns.\n\n \n\nWhe ther it's Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram or even TikTok\, politics has beco me a prevalent and constant topic of discussion on social media platforms\, and in many cases\, a form of entertainment for the masses. Dr. Kevin Matt son and Dr. Karen Riggs discuss the phenomenon of politics as entertainment and how social media can both boost and diminish political campaigns. Post your questions in the comments and the panelists will answer during the li ve broadcast. \n\n \n\nMattson is an expert in crisis situations and the pr esidency\, elections and Presidents Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. He focu ses on the intersections between ideas and politics in 20th Century America and examines previous presidents.\n\n \n\nRiggs is an expert in content cu ration\, social media\, media arts and fake news. Her focus lies in underst anding the cultural transformation that social media has spurred and analyz es how older people in the workplace deal with technology challenges. DTEND:20201020T230000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T170258Z DTSTART:20201020T220000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ask the Experts Election 2020 live broadcast UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_34839397412038 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/ask_the_experts_election_2020_live_broa dcast_4935 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR