The 2019 election on Twitter: Watergate, mums, and well-organised independents
- Written by Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
The 2019 Australian federal election has many stories, but a handful stood out especially clearly on social media. As in 2013 and 2016, we have been busy capturing the activities by and directed at the Twitter accounts of House and Senate candidates, from the close of electoral rolls to election day itself.
This provides an insight into the most...
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