scholarly journals Polish and Swedish journalist-politician Twitter networks: Who are the gatekeepers?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-150
Author(s):  
Elena Johansson ◽  
Jacek Nożewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
The Political ◽  
Extra Space ◽  
Political Sources ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between journalists and political sources takes different forms and extends from adversarial to advocating. Th e question which side ‘leads the tango’ has always been central to this approach. Since technological development has led to hybridization of themedia systems, the nature of communication has been reshaped in many ways. The emergence of social media has challenged the journalistic profession, especially journalists’ role as gatekeepers, but provided extra space for interaction with sources. Increasing professionalization of politics has reinforced the role of press secretaries/advisers. This is a comparative study of interaction among Polish and Swedish journalists, ministers, and press secretaries in Twitter provided by network analysis and three social network concepts as density, modularity, and centralization. In this analysis, a more influential position is conceptualized in terms of ‘communicative resources’ or ‘accumulated capacity’. Swedish journalists have more opportunities to act as gatekeepers or ‘key users’ in the Twitter network; in Poland, it is rather the political side.

scholarly journals Using Social Network Analysis to Understand the Effects of a Social Media-based Weight Loss Intervention Targeting Low-SES Adults (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran Xu ◽  
David Cavallo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors including hypertension and type II diabetes. Although numerous weight-loss interventions have demonstrated efficacy, there is considerably less evidence about the theoretical mechanisms through which they work. Delivering lifestyle behavior change interventions via social media provides unique opportunities for understanding mechanisms of intervention effects. Server data collected directly from online platforms can provide detailed, real-time behavioral information over the course of intervention programs that can be used to understand how interventions work. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to demonstrate how social network analysis can facilitate our understanding of the mechanisms underlying a social-media based weight loss intervention. METHODS This study performed secondary analysis using data from a pilot study that delivered a dietary and physical activity intervention to a group of low-SES participants via Facebook. We mapped out participants’ interaction networks over the 12-week intervention period, and linked participants’ network characteristics (e.g. in-degree, out-degree and network constraint) to participants’ changes in theoretical mediators (i.e. dietary knowledge, perceived social support, self-efficacy) and weight loss using regression analysis. This study also performed mediation analyses to explore how the effects of social network measures on weight loss could be mediated by the aforementioned theoretical mediators. RESULTS 47 participants from two waves completed the study and were included in the analysis. We found that participants creating posts, comments and reactions predicted weight-loss (β=-.94, P=.042); receiving comments positively predicted changes in self-efficacy (β=7.81, P=.009); the degree to which one’s network neighbors are tightly connected with each other weakly predicted changes in perceived social support (β=7.70, P=.08). In addition, change in self-efficacy mediated the relationship between receiving comments and weight-loss (Indirect effect=-.89, P=.017). CONCLUSIONS Our analyses using data from this pilot study have linked participants’ network characteristics with changes in several important study outcomes of interest, such as self-efficacy, social support and weight. Our results point to the potential of using social network analysis to understand the social processes and mechanisms through which online behavioral interventions affects participants’ psychological and behavioral outcomes. Future studies are warranted to validate our results and further explore the relationship between network dynamics and study outcomes in similar and larger trials.

The role of social media in political change in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahya Fatah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship

This study deals with the relationship between the political field and the media field especially the role of the social media platforms on the political transformation recently in Kurdistan region of Iraq. This is done through a scientific and theoretical study about the controversial relationship between both politic and media and by directing a group of questions concerning this subject to the media experts and socialists in both of Sulaymaniyah and Polytechnic University of Sulaymaniyah. Finally the researcher reaches a group of results, of which: most of the sample members see that the social media platforms is a suitable environment to express and oppose the authority in the Kurdistan region but it is also see that the social media platforms causes stirring up strife and chaos in the region and they also see that it encourages violence which leads to burning party headquarters and governmental institutes in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. On the other hand, most of the sample people see that the role of the religious leaders is stronger than the role of the social media on the community in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Tweeting #Ferguson: Mediatized fields and the new activist journalist

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 2252-2271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R Barnard
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
Journalistic Field

As a hybrid, journo-activist space, tweeting #Ferguson quickly emerged as a way for activists and journalists to network and spread information. Using a mixed-methods approach combining digital ethnographic content analysis with social network analysis and link analysis, this study examines journalistic and activist uses of Twitter to identify changes in field relations and practices. Employing the lenses of field theory and mediatization, this study finds parity and divergence in the themes, frames, format, and discourse of journalist and activist Twitter practices. While the traditions of objective journalism and affective activism persist, notable exceptions occurred, especially following acts of police suppression. The networked communities of professional and activist Twitter users were overlapping and interactive, suggesting hybridity at the margins of the journalistic field. Given the hybridizing of journalistic and journo-activist practices, this case study examines the role of social media in efforts to report on and bolster social change.

Pathways to political (dis-)engagement: motivations behind social media use and the role of incidental and intentional exposure modes in adolescents’ political engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (s1) ◽  
pp. 671-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffael Heiss ◽  
Johannes Knoll ◽  
Jörg Matthes
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intentional Mode ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractBased on the Social Media Political Participation Model (SMPPM), this study investigates the relationship between four key motivations behind the use of Social Network Sites (SNS) and political engagement among adolescents. We collected our data in a paper-pencil survey with 15- to 20-year-old adolescents (N=294), a highly underexplored group, which is most active on social media. We theorize that adolescents’ user motivations are related to political engagement via two modes of exposure: The intentional mode, which is related to active information seeking, and the incidental mode, in which adolescents run into politics only by accident. We found that political information and self-expression motivations were positively related to political engagement via the intentional mode. By contrast, entertainment motivations were negatively related to offline, but not to online engagement via the incidental mode.

scholarly journals Policy Makers and Their Communication Strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Giulia Netti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Reliable Data ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Institutional Websites

This paper wants to verify how politicians move within different communication channels, both in traditional networks (i.e., exploitative communications) and social network (i.e., explorational communications). The study of the role of these two forms of communication may ameliorate the current understanding of how politicians communicate with citizens; and also it aims at examining the relationship between traditional forms of communication used by politicians (here intended as the use of a personal website) and the use of social network (here measured in terms of the number of posts on Twitter) in influencing the tendency to be followed on social networks.This research aims to demonstrate that the choice of politicians in adopting both exploitative communication and explorational communication is more effective and efficient than choosing to adopt a single strategy.It is made two different study. In the study 1, we a collected data about votes by section, number elected by section, average voters for the last legislature for each Italian party. Data were extracted from the Minister of Internal Affairs. Five models were created and they are estimated for the most important Parties of the last legislature in which reliable data exist for votes by section, number elected by section, average voters, Followers on Facebook, Likes Instagram, Likes Facebook, Followers on Instagram, Facebook Profile and Followers on Twitter.The supplementary analysis is further test of our hypothesis. We a collected data concerning traditional channels - in particular the use of institutional websites and personal websites - and data relating to social media in particular, were collected for each individual parliamentarian (deputies and senators).Specifically, a moderation analysis was conducted in which followers on Twitter served as the dependent variable. The results support our hypothesis.This study has found important and significant results compared to the use of social media by Italian politicians. However, it has many potentialities to explore.

scholarly journals GERAKAN OPINI DIGITAL #TRUEBEAUTY PADA TWITTER UNTUK PEMERAN FILM ADAPTASI KOMIK WEBTOON

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Lady Joanne Tjahyana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Film Industry

Digital Movement of Opinion (DMO) using hashtag #TrueBeauty on Twitter was conducted by the fans of True Beauty as one of the most popular Webtoon’s comic. The fans gave their opinion about the perfect cast for the movie adaption of the comic. The objective of this research is to analyse the network that was formed by the DMO of #TrueBeauty. The method that had been used was social network analysis and the datasets mining was done using Netlytic. This research indicates that fans as the actors of the DMO were spreaded widely across the network and not centralized into certain dominant actors. The actors was divided into different clusters and every cluster has its own characteristics based on different locations and cultures. Therefore the role of influencers or dominant actors in every cluster is very important to deliver opinions with a style that suits every community. Moreover, text analysis found that film industry should pay attention to social media opinion, because many of the opinion were reflects the original desires of every fan without any intermediaton from any parties.

scholarly journals Analisis Kesiapan Masyarakat Pada Penerapan Smart City di Sosial Media Menggunakan SNA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
M. Khairul Anam ◽  
Tri Putri Lestari ◽  
Latifah ◽  
Muhammad Bambang Firdaus ◽  
Sofiansyah Fadli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Smart City ◽  
The People ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship

Smart People, which means smart city residents or people, not only refers to one's education but also the quality of social interactions that are formed. This Social Network Analysis (SNA) emphasizes the relationship between actors / users rather than the attributes of these actors. This analysis aims to see whether the people of Pekanbaru are ready to face changes to a Smart City. Pekanbaru is a civil city that will build a Smart City, with a concept that adopts 6 pillars, one of which is Smart People. There are 720,000 Twitter users in Pekanbaru City, while the people who actively interact are only 227 users or around 0.031%. Meanwhile, a city that can be said to be ready should be around 60-80% of active users who provide opinions or comments to the government of Pekanbaru City. From this research, it can be concluded that the people of Pekanbaru City are not ready to face Smart City Madani as seen from the interaction of the community on social media Twitter.

scholarly journals Protests against #delhigangrape on Twitter: Analyzing India’s Arab Spring

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saifuddin Ahmed ◽  
Kokil Jaidka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Capital City ◽  
The Social ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This study offers a comprehensive approach towards analyzing and explaining the role of Twitter in shaping and facilitating social movements especially during protests. It presents automatic and manual analyses of the tweet themes, usage characteristics and major Twitter users during a public outcry against a gangrape incident in Delhi, the capital city of India. Our results identified Twitter as an important channel for the diffusion of ideas and news among a vast set of adopters in defiance of geographical boundaries. Results of the content analyses highlight the prominent use of social media resources in disseminating information on Twitter, and the remarkable role of Twitter users as citizen journalists during the days of the protest. Results of the social network analysis suggest that major role players on Twitter were the offline protest leaders.

scholarly journals The Rise of K-Popper's Political Awareness in Twitter and What It Means for All of Us

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Dani Fadillah ◽  
Arif Ardy Wibowo ◽  
Nunik Hariyati ◽  
Uspal Jandevi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Political Stance ◽  
The Subject

The Omnibus Law, which was passed on October 5, 2020, has discontented students and workers who protested on the streets. The ratification of the Omnibus Law has an effect on public opinion-raising activities, both those who support and who reject the ratification of the Omnibus Law, are crowded on Twitter social media. The active account of K-Poppers who took part became a line against the opinion of the Omnibus Law, so a question arises whether this is a phenomenon of the rise of political awareness of K-Poppers in Indonesia? This study analyzes the role of K-Poppers in socio-political movements in several countries globally, especially in Indonesia. The type of research used is a case study of the K-Poppers movement in the case of the ratification of the Omnibus Law as the subject in writing this paper. Collecting data using Social Network Analysis (SNA) and observing the activities of K-Poppers in Indonesia when parliament passed the controversial Omnibus Law. The results of this study indicate that Indonesian K-Poppers maximize their function as part of Indonesian citizens to express their political stance. They also showed their political involvement when creating hashtags, organizing other K-Pop crowds, and at the same time providing support to activists who rejected the Omnibus Law.

The dynamics of contacts and multilingual practices in the Chinese community in Britain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Language Maintenance ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Individual Variations ◽  
The Social

Abstract This article revisits the application of Social Network Analysis to the study of language maintenance and language shift in the Chinese community in Britain. An approach that focuses more on individual variations, including variable behaviours by the same speaker in different contexts, is proposed. The approach is illustrated with new data from Chinese-speaking families in London. The role of the social media in language maintenance and language shift, and in promoting multilingual practices is explored.

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