The media plays a role in society when it comes to persuading people on certain issues. Social media is changing the presidential election which the influence in social media is changing the elections. There are many reasons why social media has become such a powerful influence. Donald Trump, who is a billionaire real-estate developer, says he is largely financing his own campaign and not relying on big donors or special interests, which is unusual in itself. However, he is also plowing new ground because he has based his effort so far not on paid advertising or a huge staff -- which saves him money -- but on free media. He has been able to create endless news coverage in social media almost at will and is a huge occurrence on social media, including …show more content…
News & World Report”, by Kenneth Walsh, he state that Donald Trump is generating change in the campaign. The news media is changing due to the fact that they been covering Trump and what he said about Clinton since he posted something on Twitter which making his warnings one of the biggest political stories of the week. During the campaign run, Donald Trump has more air time in the media compare to Hilary Clinton. No matter what Trump says or does during his campaign, people would see videos or what he said on social media especially Facebook and Twitter. Donald Trump has a Twitter account and yes you can see what he post about what he wants to change in America or what people want to see what he does. As of now, every social media has access to the election and there would be news update or coverage on what is currently happening. In fact we could read Donald Trump’s tweet and still either support or make fun of it. People can use social media and follow what is going on and see what each of the candidates will say or try to do to make change for society even if it is just “trash talking” to the other running candidates on Twitter or posting a video on