Social media like Facebook and Twitter are revolutionizing Italy election process: Social media has transformed political campaigning and how voters get info

Social media has transformed political campaigning and how voters get info

Social media rules Italy’s austerity elections

AFP – Italy’s election candidates have swapped street rallies for Obama-style social media campaigns, sparking feisty online debates among sceptical and irreverent younger voters. “The politicians have gone wild,” Gianpietro Mazzoleni, professor of political communication at Milan University, told AFP.