---
title: "Politics and advocacy in the social media era"
description: "Pew Research findings on the state of social media and its impact on grassroots and advocacy"
date: "2014-07-29"
authors:
  - name: "Aaron Smith"
    job_title: "Director, Data Labs"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/aaron-smith/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/07/29/politics-and-advocacy-in-the-social-media-era/"
categories:
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics Online"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Politics and advocacy in the social media era

This morning, Senior Researcher Aaron Smith spoke at the Public Affairs Council [Social Media and Advocacy Summit](http://pac.org/conferences/comm/smas/agenda) in Washington, D.C., about the state of social media and its impact on grassroots and advocacy.