Politicians have to face a new challenge. Presence in social media is the new fundamental prove of political existence. Cogito et tweettering ergo sum are the current evidences for the political human being existence.
Here are some advises to survive in the jungle of communication and still stick to contents.
A transparent screen
If you are not able to reply to all comments you receive in your public space you´d better help yourself with other´s help. Supporter page or Facebook group could streamline communication among your -probably unknown- Facebook friends.
Remember that computer screens are more clean and transparent than you expect.
Draw away from bureaucratic kettle of word
Typing mistakes could be tolerated but clearness and simplicity should became the pillars of your short comment. Social media are not a platform for press release. Find your own creative way to grab the attention of your friends/voters.
Don´t avoid journalists
Sharing ideas live through video lets you immediatly reach people. However, a mediator or even better an interlocutor is important to prove that your thinking is coherent and accurate. A journalist could help you to demonstrate that you think and not only tweetter.
Vera Ragone is a graduate student in International Relations. She started working as a journalist at the age of 18. Vera worked with the European platform of news and information Efors.eu in Berlin and she has collaborated with the Italian geopolitical review Equilibri.net. Her area of expertise are German Forein Policy and European Relations towards East.