This morning, news on Mexico have highlighted the visit of users Twitter to Senate to propose changes in the Political Reform . Out of curiosity, I have a look at the members of the ANCA (Citizens National Assembly) who participated with legislators, and I’ve noticed that a lot have a certain academic profile, either through preparation or profession.
Although not think it is a phenomenon exclusive to Mexico, noted that academics in this country have found fertile ground in Twitter to erigise as opinion leaders . Many of them, used to spill ink on the pages of newspaper columns printed, come in a more direct tool to reach your audience. This social network is not only a change in the method of spreading his ideas, but also an avid audience and less passive.
Another benefit is that both reader and author tear down the barrier vertical that involves writing a text in the specialized sheets of the newspaper. It clears the obstacle, establishing dialogue, and readers forgone the experts and people in the cloud, decontextualized from reality. Twitter is also a great tool for those who aspire to this academic status. Recent graduates make their first steps and build their authority through the exchange of ideas.
The average user appreciates this reduced separation. By removing the author of the pedestal, the audience understands him as an equal, but whose ideas are supported by their academic preparation. Thus, is given to the academic leadership of opinion does not comply, but consensual. Contrary to the model that define who believes the papers on which topic, here the support is earned, not taken for granted. It seems that the academy has been found as the solution of an incomplete scheme: if universities are the centers of knowledge of the world, how do arrive, direct and understandable, to promote change? Twitter has given the answer .
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