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Elections 2012

How the Animated GIF Took Over the 2012 Election

Nov 02, 2012 | 13 videos

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PBS Idea Channel investigates the role the little video loops have played in the political conversation.

Author: Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

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Elections 2012

How the Animated GIF Took Over the 2012 Election

Nov 02, 2012 | 13 videos Video by PBS Idea Channel

Author: Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

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Nov 02, 2012 | 13 videos

Video by PBS Idea Channel