The author concludes that while
online peace campaigns have the ability to render tremendous results, often going «viral,» the end result can be more damaging to the immediate conflict actors.
Not exact matches
The new social - media
campaign features Emmy Award - winning talk show host Ricki Lake as well as many
online social influencers from The Influential Network, including Wesley Stromberg of the band Emblem 3 and Youth Ambassador for the #ForgiveForPeace
campaign that was launched for the UN International Day of
Peace; Megan Nicole, a musical artist with more than 3.2 million subscribers on YouTube; Melvin Gregg, a top - 100 Vine personality who counts other celebrities as fans, and Sammy Wilkinson, who is a social media star and part of the Magcon Tour.
While these strategies and genres have for sure been used in traditional media outlets, they have also been part of a major paradigm shift within
peace movement
campaigns towards
online social media based
campaigns for
peace.
In my research, I have found that most
online new - media
peace campaigns usually engage a global audience rather than the immediate grassroots individuals and civil society leaders already working towards
peace.
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