Negative Campaigning on Facebook

Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz have an interesting NewsHour segment about President Obama campaign’s use of social media to roll out its 17-minute “documentary” by an Oscar-winning director.

They also examine the proliferation of negative Facebook groups that belittle and mock the presidential candidates.

Here’s the video via Daily Download:

Watch Campaigns Have Discipline Online, but Can’t Control Facebook on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.