---
title: "The New Age of Politics and Media"
description: "Lee Rainie gave this speech about the new age of politics and media at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida on Feb. 16, 2017. He described what Donald Trump's campaign and the dawn of the Trump presidency have taught us about the historic shifts in politics and media that have occurred in the last generation."
date: "2017-02-27"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2017/02/27/the-new-age-of-politics-and-media/"
categories:
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics Online"
---

# The New Age of Politics and Media

Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at Pew Research Center, gave this speech at [Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida](https://historiccity.com/2017/staugustine/news/florida/changing-landscape-of-media-is-topic-for-flagler-lecture-61783) on Feb. 16, 2017, about the new age of politics and media. He described what Donald Trump's campaign and the dawn of the Trump presidency have taught us about the historic shifts in politics and media that have occurred in the last generation.