Trump Tweets, the World Reacts

Understanding What Is Relevant and Why

Contributions by Robert J. Baron, Dwight DeWerth-Palllmeyer, Arvind Diddi, Paige L. Gibson, Jennifer Grygiel, Stephanie Madden, Brian Moritz, Michael J. Steudeman, Leysan Khakimova Storie, Chiaoning Su, Steve A. Stuglin Edited by Regina Luttrell

Publication date:

25 May 2018

Length of book:

178 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498563086

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.

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

Donald Trump was a boundary-defying presidential candidate and continued to defy conventional norms early in his presidency. This collection of essays and studies assembled by Gina Luttrell helps us make sense of a changing political and journalistic environment in the Trump era, not only in the United States but overseas. From looking at how journalists have covered Trump to Trump's use of Twitter, this book offers vital insights and raises important questions about American politics as we know it and where we are going forward.