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Islamophobia and the British Media
British see Islam as a threat to Western liberal democracy
After the 9/11 attacks it gets worse
Stereotypes
Western civilization : civilized, sophisticated
Muslims: primitive, violent, irrational
Extremely incorrect to associate the words "Muslim" and "terrorist"
Lack of inclusion
British values and Muslim values aren't incompatible
Underrepresentation of Muslims working in the media
Some political parties used the anti Muslim atmosphere in order to achieve their own goals
Media portrayal of Muslims: crucial impact on the way British society sees and understands Muslims
Solutions? Tell mama
Cambridge Analytica
The company: CA=British political consulting firm
Head of the company : Alexander Nix
Battle of power : Our personal data are used to manipulate us.
Facebook
Quiz on Facebook, data taken by the firm
Mark Zuckerberg: sorry
Trump's campaign
Convince the people from "swing states"
Influence these voters (micro-targeting methods)
Discredite the opponents (like Hillary Clinton)
Kenya campaign
Very violent campaign
Misinformation and fake news spreads on the internet
Purpose: give a bad image of the opponents
Influence of Social Media in Politics
SM: central piece of media strategy
Politicians
Donald Trump: Very informal. Buzz. He generates attention.
Bernie Sanders: His fandom developed so quickly. Fandom=sponsor. Crowdfunding.
Hillary Clinton: Name recognition.
Tools used
Humor : biggest tool but dangerous
Traditional media less persuasive than digital media
Movements
The Occupy Wall Street movement
The Black Lives Matter movement
Confusion about those movements: No leadership, it can get very big very fast.
In the balance : Social media
The internet has changed the way firms, corporations and political actors understand and target us
Russian intervention in the 2016 US election
Change their business model and the way algorithms operate
It's also our responsability
Freedom of the press & the woman
Freedom
Pentagon Papers or The post: historical movie, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Street, Tom Hanks
The affair: During the Vietnam War. In the US, public opinion about this war=bad. Pentagon papers=confidential top secrets military documents about the Vietnam War. Papers published in the New York Times.
Watergate: investigation into illegal practices within the presidential administration
Woman
Very few women in the press room of the Post
Katharine Graham has to make a big decision: publish the papers or not
Influent woman, example for gender equality
Nowadays
Freedom of the press: In danger with Trump (fake news).
Woman: The Harvey Weinstein case. Place of women in society, the difference of salary, feminism
Growing of racism in the US
Trump incited fear of the stranger
Timothy Caughman: black person has been killed by a white man just because he was black
Charlotteville's Rally: Unify the white nationalist movement in the USA