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Trump Tweets, the World Reacts: Understanding What Is Relevant and Why illustrates and articulates the intimate connection between theories presented in communication and the mediums through which President Trump communicates. Drawing on a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives, this collection examines several transformations and implications of President Trump's influence on the social sphere, within economies, among government entities, and on the communications profession.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: America Under a Trump Administration: Vicissitudes in Communication
Regina Luttrell
Part 1: Journalism
Chapter 1. Undiplomatic Diplomacy: The Challenges of Public Diplomacy in the Age of Trump
Stephanie Madden, Leysan Khakimova Storie, and Michael J. Steudeman
Chapter 2. The News Media Framing of Trump: An Enigma or a Political Renegade
Arvind Diddi
Chapter 3. "A Statement from the President": The Social Construction of News and Journalists' use of Donald Trump's Tweets
Brian Moritz
Part 2: Government
Chapter 4. China is Laughing at US. SAD!: Trump's Twitter Diplomacy
Chiaoning Su and Paige L. Gibson
Chapter 5. Why Tweeting Makes for Bad Policy: President's Trump's Twitter Campaign
and its Shortchanging of Critical Thinking
Dwight DeWerth-Pallmeyer
Part 3: Social Media
Chapter 6. Presidential Twitter Storms: When is President Trump Creating a Storm?
Jennifer Grygiel and Regina Luttrell
Chapter 7. Total Losers, Highly Overrated: Donald Trump and Internet Trolling in Real Life
Robert J. Baron
Part 4: Business
Chapter 8. Trump, Trucks, and Twitter: The Auto Industry Case and Presidential Speech on Social Media
Steve A. Stuglin
About the Editor
About the Contributors
