Information networks and social media use in public diplomacy: a comparative analysis of South Korea and Japan

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se Jung Park ◽  
Yon Soo Lim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Information Networks ◽  
Social Media Use

scholarly journals Amplifying Panic and Facilitating Prevention: Multifaceted Effects of Traditional and Social Media Use During the 2015 MERS Crisis in South Korea

2019 ◽  
pp. 107769901985769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihye Seo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Environment Analysis ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Effects Of Media

In the context of the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak in South Korea, this study examines the multifaceted effects of media use considering the current complex media environment. Analysis of a two-wave online panel survey found that traditional media use had a positive influence on MERS knowledge while social media use did not. However, knowledge did not facilitate preventive behaviors. In contrast, negative emotional responses due to media use stimulated desirable behaviors. Furthermore, social media use directly influenced behavioral responses but traditional media use did not show the same effects. Different functions of traditional and social media during an epidemic are discussed.

Social Media Use and Participation in Dueling Protests: The Case of the 2016–2017 Presidential Corruption Scandal in South Korea

2020 ◽  
pp. 194016122094096
Author(s):  
Kiyoung Chang ◽  
Jeeyoung Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Social Network Service ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This study examines how citizens’ social media use may have influenced their participation in highly polarizing protests during the 2016–2017 corruption scandal in South Korea. As social media users mobilize politically by acquiring varied political information from other users, social media use created more incentives for citizens to participate in both pro- and anti-impeachment protests during the scandal. Given that social media is an important arena for political activism, participation in rival protests also influences many motivated protesters to strengthen their side’s voices online. Thus, protests may increase citizens’ political use of social media. Our empirical analysis suggests that social network service use does not influence citizens’ political activities in a unidirectional manner. We have found that social media use and participation in rival protests reciprocally influence each other.

scholarly journals The Association Between Social Media Use and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Youths: A Four-Country Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iina Savolainen ◽  
Atte Oksanen ◽  
Markus Kaakinen ◽  
Anu Sirola ◽  
Bryan Lee Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Hazardous Drinking ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol Use ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Hazardous Alcohol ◽  
The Usa

Abstract Aims To examine the continuing role of daily popular social media use in youth hazardous alcohol consumption in four countries across continents. Methods A web-based survey was given to youths aged 15–25 in the USA (n = 1212), South Korea (n = 1192), Finland (n = 1200) and Spain (n = 1212). Hazardous alcohol use (alcohol use disorders identification test-C) was the dependent variable. Main independent variables measured daily use of different social media services. Controls included compulsive Internet use, offline belonging, psychological distress, impulsivity, risk-taking, age and gender. Linear regression models and mediation analyses with bootstrapping were done for each country. Results Daily use of Facebook and Instagram was associated with higher hazardous alcohol use among youths in Finland, South Korea and Spain. Daily instant messaging was related to higher hazardous alcohol use among South Korean and Finnish youths. Daily YouTube use was associated with higher hazardous alcohol use among youths in South Korea, but lower hazardous alcohol use among youths in the USA and Finland. Daily Twitter use was related to lower hazardous drinking among youths in Finland but higher hazardous drinking among youths in Spain. The mediation analyses revealed that uploading pictures to social media is a possible facilitator of social media-related hazardous alcohol use among youths in the USA and Spain. Conclusion Certain social media platforms might inspire and/or attract hazardously drinking youths, contributing to the growing opportunities for social media interventions.

Social Media Use in Journalism Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammina Kothari ◽  
Andrea Hickerson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Communication Programs

Social media use has become essential for journalists. Although previous research has explored how journalists use social media, less is known about how journalism and mass communication programs incorporate social media in their coursework. Based on our survey of 323 students and 125 faculty in American universities, this study offers a comparative analysis of social media use among journalism faculty and students, both personally and in coursework. Faculty and students in our sample report using Facebook more frequently for personal reasons, whereas Twitter is the main platform required by faculty members for class assignments. We also found that students’ majors and faculty’s experience in the industry influenced not only how they evaluated the utility of social media in coursework but also how they utilized various platforms in classes.

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