Attention Politics

"'Politicians are recruited in lots of different ways, but let's say that now we have reached an era in which part of the recruitment process is based on their ability to engage with new social media platforms,' says Stuart Soroka, a professor in the departments of communication and political science at UCLA." 

While discussing the Los Angeles mayoral race, Lorraine Ali at the Los Angeles Times writes about "reality TV- and social media-made politicians who've moved into politics."