Media from the 2008 National Conventions
Often called the Fourth Estate, media plans an essential role in reporting news and providing access to information about political candidates and issues.
Just like candidates, they also use buttons to increase awareness.
All of these examples are from the 2008 National Conventions.
Buttons
What do you see?
Which of these are still active? Which are not?
CNN, C-SPAN, and Politico are still active.AOL and Google no longer have election landing pages.
What similarities do you see in the buttons? What differences?
The use of red and blue colors. Two primary shapes are circles and rectangles.Only one includes a URL.
What is missing from the buttons that you might see on today’s button?
QR codes