scholarly journals Political “Postwriting” on Facebook: Public Perceptions About Parliamentarians’ (Un)Real SNS Involvement

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 205630511988169
Author(s):  
Chen Sabag Ben-Porat ◽  
Sam Lehman-Wilzig
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Public Opinion Poll ◽  
Ethical Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Patterns

Theoretical research on political communication between MPs and the public has focused on the role, activities, and perceptions of the MPs themselves without noting the existence of an intermediate layer: parliamentary assistants (PAs). This study attempts to investigate how the public perceives, practically and ethically, the (non)involvement of MPs, that is, reliance on PAs for SNSs (social network sites) communication with the public and to fill out the theoretical void in the discourse process. Questionnaires were sent to all 120 members of the 20th Israeli Knesset (MKs), with 44 responding. We examined the extent of their involvement and the MKs’ use patterns of Facebook, creating a model of four MK involvement levels. The idea was to check the extent of PAs’ authoring posts on behalf of MKs, what we call “Postwriting” (= post ghostwriting) in the MK’s name (or giving the impression that the MKs had themselves posted). Then we conducted a public opinion poll ( N = 505) in order to discern what the public thought about the nature of its relationship with MKs on Facebook, compared to the findings that emerged from the model of the MKs’ involvement in actual practice. The two parts of the study also enabled us to investigate the ethical perceptions and implications arising from the study.

scholarly journals Political Humour in the Social Network Sites

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Ayşe Aslı Sezgin
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Political Views ◽  
The Social ◽  
Shared Social Values ◽  
The Arab Spring

“Social network sites” first began to be used as new tools of political communication during the 2008 Presidential Election in the United States, and their importance became even more apparent during the Arab Spring. In the course of this, the social network sites became a new and widely discussed channel of communication. In addition to its ability to bring together people from different parts of the world by removing any time and space barriers, creates a virtual network that allows individuals with shared social values to take action in an organized manner. Furthermore, this novel, versatile and multi-faceted tool of political communication has also provided a new mean for observing various aspects of social reactions to political events. Instead of voters expressing their political views through their votes from one election to the other, we nowadays have voters who actively take part in political processes by instantly demonstrating their reactions and by directly communicating their criticisms online.

scholarly journals Congressmen in the age of social network sites: Brazilian representatives and Twitter use

First Monday ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Paulo Jamil Almeida Marques ◽  
Jakson Alves de Aquino ◽  
Edna Miola
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Leadership Positions

This paper investigates the factors that influence how members of the Brazilian House of Representatives adopt Twitter as part of their political communication strategy. Our intention is to understand the main variables that lead legislators to invest time and resources in microblogging. This quantitative study examined all of the 457 official congressional accounts registered on Twitter. These accounts were monitored weekly between February 2012 and February 2013. After empirically exploring the data, this work reflects on the results thanks in part to an examination of the literature on the intersection of the Internet and politics. The results indicate correlations between the use of Twitter and attributes like age and occupation of leadership positions.

Youth and Online Social Networking

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malene Charlotte Larsen ◽  
Thomas Ryberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Online Social Networking ◽  
Internet Safety ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Media ◽  
Media Discourses

Often, young people do not have a voice in the public debate on internet safety and online social networking, but as this chapter will demonstrate that does not mean they do not have an opinion. Based on responses from 2400 Danish adolescents to an open-ended questionnaire, the authors discuss their accounts of good and bad experiences with social network sites. Furthermore, they analyse how youth (aged 12 to 18) position themselves as users of social network sites both in relation to very concrete and local experiences from their everyday life, and in relation to public media discourses. They discuss how they portray themselves as ‘responsible young people’ by distancing themselves from the public or “grown up” discourses represented by e.g. their parents or the news media.

Revealing Thoughts: French Post-War Cultural Disarray and the Revue marxiste enquête of 1929

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-241
Author(s):  
Fred Bud Burkhard
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Public Opinion Poll ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Life ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Right ◽  
Cultural Leaders ◽  
French Intellectuals

Perhaps the most cherished prerogative of French intellectuals is the right to take a position, to have a public opinion on any and every matter. This power to pronounce judgement has crumbled somewhat in the electronic age before the pressures of the public opinion poll and the occasionally surreal media star syndrome, but generally intellectual and cultural leaders in France have retained highly visible and respected roles within national life.

scholarly journals Political Participation and Power Relations in Egypt: The Scope of Newspapers and Social Network Sites

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Mostafa Shehata
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mainstream Media

The political use of media in Egypt post-2011 revolution brought about drastic transformations in political activism and power structures. In the context of communication power theory, this article investigates the effects of newspapers and social network sites on political participation and political power relations. The research employed a mixed methodology, comprised of a survey of 527 Egyptian youth and semi-structured interviews of 12 political activists and journalists. The results showed a significant relationship between reading newspapers and youth’s political participation, but not between using social network sites and political participation. In addition, newspapers and social network sites were platforms for a series of conflicts and coalitions that emerged between pro- and anti-revolution actors. Despite the importance of social network sites as key tools for informing and mobilizing the public, they eventually failed to empower new political actors, and this was because old actors, supported by newspapers and other mainstream media, managed to obstruct the new actors’ progress.

scholarly journals The Quality of Public Opinion Poll Coverage during German Federal Election Campaigns

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina Vögele ◽  
Marko Bachl
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Correct Interpretation ◽  
Public Opinion Poll ◽  
Federal Election ◽  
The Public ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Margin Of Error

We analyzed the quality of opinion poll coverage during the German Federal Election Campaigns 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 with a quantitative content analysis of the German quality newspapers Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurter Rundschau. From the literature, we derived three indicators of high quality poll coverage: 1) Identification the source of the reported poll, 2) inclusion of the most important methodological information of these polls, and 3) correct interpretation of the poll results with regard to the margin of error. In line with previous research, the poll coverage lacked quality according to all three criteria. We conclude with a discussion of some simple remedies to improve the public opinion poll coverage.

scholarly journals Figures and wording on religious education

2002 ◽  
pp. 279-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stjepan Gredelj
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Public Opinion Poll ◽  
Or Education ◽  
The Public

Introduction of religious education and or education for citizenship in the first classes of elementary and secondary schools in Serbia in 2001 autumn had caused numerous controversies in public. This decision of power holders in Serbia was realized no matter of numerous voices of resistance among experts and a split within the public opinion. In the text are presented results of one public opinion poll which indicate ambivalence in the public opinion concerning this issue.

Youth and Online Social Networking

2013 ◽  
pp. 1145-1168
Author(s):  
Malene Charlotte Larsen ◽  
Thomas Ryberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Online Social Networking ◽  
Internet Safety ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Media ◽  
Media Discourses

Often, young people do not have a voice in the public debate on internet safety and online social networking, but as this chapter will demonstrate that does not mean they do not have an opinion. Based on responses from 2400 Danish adolescents to an open-ended questionnaire, the authors discuss their accounts of good and bad experiences with social network sites. Furthermore, they analyse how youth (aged 12 to 18) position themselves as users of social network sites both in relation to very concrete and local experiences from their everyday life, and in relation to public media discourses. They discuss how they portray themselves as ‘responsible young people’ by distancing themselves from the public or “grown up” discourses represented by e.g. their parents or the news media.

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