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Covid-19, Social Media & Threats of Violence: Issues surrounding the US Presidential Election: October 27, 2020

Covid-19, Social Media & Threats of Violence: Issues surrounding the US Presidential Election: October 27, 2020

Covid-19, Social Media & Threats of Violence: Issues surrounding the US Presidential Election: October 27, 2020 Covid-19, Social Media & Threats of Violence: Issues surrounding the US Presidential Election: October 27, 2020, 14.29 MB
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

With the US Presidential Election looming, Jemima Huston looks into some of the issues that are important for American voters this year. She speaks to University of Waikato politics lecturer, Justin Phillips, about how the pandemic might impact the election results, whether the echo chambers of social media have played a role in controlling voter discourse and whether either election result could lead to violence in the States.