Active vs. Passive Social Media Engagement with Critical Information: Protest Behavior in Two Asian Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 194016122096360
Author(s):  
Jason Gainous ◽  
Jason P. Abbott ◽  
Kevin M. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Related Activity ◽  
Critical Information ◽  
Conscious Decision ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Share Information

Passive online media use refers to the act of merely reading and observing political information on a users’ feed. Alternatively, active use refers to the conscious decision to share information, comment, challenge, fact check, or engage in related activity. We argue that these types of social media use have fundamentally different relationships to offline political participation. We use original survey data from Malaysia and the Philippines to test two propositions: (1) active political use, such as online protest or resistance, substitutes for offline protest and (2) passive users who encounter critical information and do not engage in active use will participate in offline protest. Our results confirm these expectations.

scholarly journals Effects of Maternal Decisional Authority and Media Use on Vaccination for Children in Asian Countries

Medicina ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minsung Sohn ◽  
Leesa Lin ◽  
Minsoo Jung
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Child Morbidity ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Health Need ◽  
Critical Public Health ◽  
Decisional Authority

Background and objectives: It is now accepted that vaccination is a critical public health strategy in preventing child morbidity and mortality. Understanding factors that promote vaccination is a critical first step. The objective of this study was to investigated associations of maternal decisional authority and media use on vaccination for children in six South and Southeast Asian countries. Materials and Methods: Data come from demographic and health surveys conducted in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines between 2011 and 2014 (N = 45,168 women). Main outcome variables were four types of basic vaccination for children. Independent variables were maternal decisional authority and media use. Hierarchical multivariable regression analyses were performed to examine associations. Results: Children of mothers who had more decisional authority were more likely to be vaccinated compared to those participants who did not have such authority. The likelihood to have their children vaccinated was higher among women who frequently used media than those who did not use media. Conclusions: Maternal decisional authority and media use are related to improved vaccination for children. To increase vaccination rates in developing countries in South and Southeast Asia, programs and policies that promote maternal decisional authority and the use of media for health need to be implemented to help families and local communities.

scholarly journals Ephemeral Journalism: News Distribution Through Instagram Stories

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 205630511988865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Vázquez-Herrero ◽  
Sabela Direito-Rebollal ◽  
Xosé López-García
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Digital Native ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Gain Access

Social media are increasingly integrated into media routines as channels to gain access, verify and spread information. Likewise, as mobile news consumption is standardized, the media experiment with native formats for these platforms. This study analyzes how the media use Instagram Stories, to identify the strategies that they apply, as well as the adaptation and innovation features on this platform. A content analysis was conducted from a sample of 17 online media that use Instagram Stories, both legacy and digital native. The results show an upward potential in ephemeral news production, one that is increasingly developed and unique.

scholarly journals Social media and disaster communication: A case study of Cyclone Winston

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Finau ◽  
John Cox ◽  
Jope Tarai ◽  
Romitesh Kant ◽  
Renata Varea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Tropical Storm ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Disaster Communication ◽  
National Solidarity ◽  
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This article presents an analysis of how social media was used during Tropical Cyclone Winston, the strongest recorded tropical storm that left a wake of destruction and devastation in Fiji during February 2016. Social media is increasingly being used in crises and disasters as an alternative form of communication. Social media use in crisis communication varies according to the context, the disaster and the maturity of social media use. Fiji’s experience during TC Winston contributes to the growing literature as it shows how social media was used during each stage of a disaster in a developing country. The article finds that before the cyclone, people used social media to share information about the cyclone and to be informed about the cyclone. During the cyclone, individuals used social media to share their experiences with some citizens capturing the cyclone as it happened and even one citizen live-tweeted her ordeal during the cyclone. Finally, following the cyclone, the hashtag #StrongerThanWinston was coined as a rallying point to bolster a sense of national solidarity.

STRONG FANS, WEAK CAMPAIGNS: SOCIAL MEDIA AND DUTERTE IN THE 2016 PHILIPPINE ELECTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Aim Sinpeng ◽  
Dimitar Gueorguiev ◽  
Aries A. Arugay
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Fine Line ◽  
Presidential Candidates ◽  
Media And Politics ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Facebook Pages

Abstract The 2016 presidential contest is widely considered as the first “social media election” in the Philippines. At the same time, it remains unclear if or how social media helped Rodrigo Duterte mobilize voters to gain victory. There are three main social media campaigning models: broadcast, grassroots, and self-actualizing. Analysis of twenty million activities and 39,942 randomly sampled comments across the official Facebook pages of key presidential candidates supports the grassroots model as Duterte's profile was the most engaged, even if Duterte himself was not actively engaged. Such inconsistencies raise the prospect that Duterte's online prominance was fabricated by paid trolls and fake accounts. Instead, our analysis suggests that Duterte's digital fanbase was, at least in part, a reflection of offline, grassroots political support. In particular, data from an original survey of 621 respondents suggests that Duterte supporters were not only aggressive in their support for Duterte online, they were also more committed to him offline as well. These findings add to a growing literature on social media and politics that seeks to understand the broader ecosystem of online political discourse, rather than focusing on the actions and strategies of political campaigns. They also underscore the fine line between fabricated support and genuine political fervor.

scholarly journals Who Uses Right-Wing Alternative Online Media? An Exploration of Audience Characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Schulze
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Media Use ◽  
National Level ◽  
Alternative Media ◽  
Radical Right ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
Cross National

Accompanying the success of the radical right and right-wing populist movements, right-wing alternative online media have recently gained prominence and, to some extent, influence on public discourse and elections. The existing scholarship so far focuses primarily on the role of content and social media distribution and pays little attention to the audiences of right-wing alternative media, especially at a cross-national level and in the European context. The present paper addresses this gap by exploring the characteristics of the audiences of right-wing alternative online media. Based on a secondary data analysis of the 2019 Reuters Digital News Survey, this article presents a cross-national analysis of right-wing alternative media use in Northern and Central Europe. The results indicate a comparatively high prevalence of right-wing alternative online media in Sweden, whereas in Germany, Austria, and Finland, these news websites seem to be far less popular. With regard to audience characteristics, the strongest predictors of right-wing alternative online media use are political interest and a critical stance towards immigration, accompanied by a skeptical assessment of news quality, in general, and distrust, especially in public service broadcasting media. Additionally, the use of social media as a primary news source increases the likelihood of right-wing alternative news consumption. This corroborates the high relevance of social media platforms as distributors and multipliers of right-wing alternative news content. The findings suggest that right-wing alternative online media should not be underestimated as a peripheral phenomenon, but rather have to be considered influential factors for center-right to radical right-leaning politics and audiences in public discourse, with a high mobilizing and polarizing potential.

Cultural Differences in Social Media Usage and Beliefs and Attitudes towards Advertising on Social Media

2012 ◽  
pp. 123-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Kamal ◽  
Shu-Chuan Chu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

Social media use is quickly integrating into the daily lives of consumers in the Middle East, where a large number of users represent a variety of cultural milieu. This chapter examines differences between Arab and non-Arab social media users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with respect to usage, beliefs, and attitudes towards social media advertising. The chapter also examines managerial and theoretical implications for communication across culturally diverse audiences via online media.

Aligning the Virtual with the Physical

2015 ◽  
pp. 184-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgette E. Dumont
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Behavioral Systems ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Sociotechnical Theory ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Technological Platforms

Social media need to be understood as more than engagement tools as they also impact an organization's internal systems. This chapter analyzes how the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens (The Cummer), a medium-sized museum in Jacksonville, Florida, continues to adapt to both environmental and technical changes to successfully utilize social media, how it has overcome some obstacles, and the challenges it still faces. Using sociotechnical theory as a framework, the intersection of the museum's technical, social, and behavioral systems are brought to the fore to better understand the strategic changes the museum had to undergo to better utilize social media tools to align with its mission. A key component of effective social media use for The Cummer has been its ability to adapt its policies and procedures for online engagement through integration of its online and offline systems, so that online media align with off-line messaging and the dynamic changes in the technological platforms.

Green living and the social media connection: The relationship between different media use types and green lifestyle politics among young adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Leissner
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Environmental Engagement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Green Lifestyle

Today, environmental issues are not only communicated by traditional mass media, but they are also posted, shared and discussed in social media. This raises the question of the extent to which social media use also influences real environmental engagement. Using original survey data collected among young adults in Germany, this study demonstrates that social media use is clearly associated with stronger engagement in green lifestyle politics. Further, regarding different motives and forms of social media use, the findings of the study show that active use of social media for informational purposes predicts green lifestyle politics.

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