scholarly journals Campaign-Specific Information and Media Effects

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Francois Daoust ◽  
Katherine V.R. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Political Information ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Bias Effect ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Electoral Democracy ◽  
Nous Utilisons

Background  This article aims to revisit the role of digital media in acquiring campaign-specific information.Analysis  We use datasets from the Making Electoral Democracy Work project that include campaign-specific questions to analyze six regions in three democracies (Canada, Spain, and France).Conclusion and implications  Results demonstrate that voters have a moderate level of campaign-specific knowledge and that traditional media are, at first glance, more useful to acquire political information. Nevertheless, when in interaction with partisanship, traditional media display a surprisingly greater selection bias effect and appear less useful to acquire information. We thus argue that digital media are in fact not more vulnerable to potential echo chambers that would lead to a homogenous information environment.Contexte  Cet article cherche revoir le rôle numériques des medias dans l’acquisition d’information de campagne.Analyse  Nous utilisons les données du projet Making Electoral Democracy Work qui inclut des question d’information politique spécifiques de campagnes électorales pour analyser six regions dans trois démocraties (Canada, Espagne et France).Conclusion et implications  Les résultats démontrent que les électeurs ont un niveau modéré d’information politique de campagnes électorales et que les medias traditionnels sont, à première vue, plus utiles pour en faire l’acquisition. Néanmoins, en interaction avec les individus partisans, ces médias traditionnels sont l’objet d’un biais de sélection plus important et apparaissent donc moins utiles. Nous soutenons donc que les médias numériques ne sont pas plus vulnérable aux de chambre d’écho qui mènerait à un environnement d’information homogène.

scholarly journals Digital Media and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Political Communication

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Flanagin ◽  
Miriam J. Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Selective Exposure ◽  
Political Information ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Information Consumers

The rich research heritage on source credibility is fundamentally linked to processes of political communication and the provision of political information. Networked digital technologies, however, have recently complicated the assessment of source credibility by modifying people’s ability to determine source expertise and trustworthiness, which are the foundations upon which credibility evaluations have traditionally rested. This chapter explores source credibility in online contexts by examining the credibility of digital versus traditional channels, the nature of political information conveyed by social media, and the dynamics of political information online. In addition, this chapter considers related research concerns, including the link between credibility and selective exposure, the potential for group polarization, and the role of social media in seeking and delivering credible political information. These concerns suggest challenges and opportunities as information consumers navigate the contemporary information environment in search of the knowledge to make them informed members of a politically engaged citizenry.

scholarly journals Manifestation of interest of the Russian youth for politicized content on the Internet: towards the holistic analytical model

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Dmitry Rudenkin ◽  
Dmitrii Valer'evich Trynov
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Model ◽  
Human Science ◽  
Political Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Internet Behavior ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Analytical Practice

This article is written in the theoretical-methodological genre. The key goal lies in the revision and systematization of versatile analytical hypotheses proposed by social and human science in order to explain the interest of Russian youth in politicized information content on the Internet. It is noted that the current analytical practice faces a fundamental contradiction between the prevalence of reflections of the scholars on the significant role of the Internet in development of the political moods and attitudes of the Russian youth audience and the absence  the well-established scientific representation on the reasons why there is a need to search  for political information namely on the Internet. This article aims to clarify this contradiction. Theoretical-methodological analysis is conducted on the disparate ideas used by social and human science to explain and interpret the heighted interest of Russian youth in the online politicized content. Procedurally, the work leans on the analysis of relevant current scientific literature for the period from 2015 to 2020 dedicated to examination of the patterns of Internet behavior and political culture of modern Russian youth. The conclusion is made that there are several versions that explain the heightened interest of Russian youth in politicized information on the Internet, which logically correspond with each other, but are usually not being generalized. Having summarized these versions into a single analytical model, the authors indicate the key reason for the heightened interest of Russian youth in political information on the Internet is the low level of trust in the traditional media, which forces them to seek the alternative sources of information on topics of concern online.

scholarly journals Digital media in a contemporary conflict – example of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Galus ◽  
Yuliia Nesteriak
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Information Warfare ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Political Protests ◽  
Source Studies ◽  
The Times

The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia provides many examples of using media, including technologically new ones, to conduct information warfare. The article focuses on the issue of the importance of digital media in the context of war in eastern Ukraine and socio-political protests (2013/2014) that preceded the armed conflict. This article analyzes the methods of instrumental usage of digital media by Russia as the dominant entity in conducting aggressive information warfare against Ukraine as well as civic actions on the Ukrainian side aimed at counteracting Russian propaganda. The results show that, in the times of the mediatization of war, different entities tend to actively use both traditional media present in the digital space and social media. In addition, this work systematizes the conceptual apparatus related to the discussed issues. The article is based on the analysis of case studies (mainly Russian RT and Ukrainian, social initiative StopFake), content analysis, analysis and criticism of literature, and examination of source studies. The article complements the current debate on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia by highlighting the role of digital media in the context of information warfare and by showing that digital media, especially social media, can be a platform adopted not only by state actors, but also for citizens.

The role of communication technology in political change and the freedom of digital media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdullah ◽  
Kurdistan Saeed ◽  
Kanaan Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
New Information ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the nature of the relationship between journalists and politicians in the age of media entrepreneurship, with emphasis on the factors and challenges faced by both media entrepreneurs and politicians while using digital media. This study relies on an inductive approach through using the qualitative method, this involves conducting interviews (N: 41) with journalists to discover whether they work in traditional media organizations or/and own and manage digital media enterprises, it also brings to lights new information about politicians, especially those who have media inclinations. This study reveals that digital media provide journalists with opportunities to achieve professional and financial independence. However, their work in the context of Iraqi scope does not go beyond spreading propaganda and promoting various agenda of political parties and politicians. In terms of the content of media entrepreneurship, this study unveils anonymous social media which are affiliated with/ or supported by politicians which work as piracy for trolling political opponents and activists. It is assumed that such social media have serious repercussions for freedom and privacy. This worries activists and journalists that they are unable to express their opinions freely for fear of being attacked by anonymous social media working on behalf of politicians. Therefore, the ethics of social media and their ownership seems to be a major concern in the Iraqi political media space, and it should be taken into consideration in future research.

Scandal Politics and Political Scandals in the Era of Digital Interactive Media

2018 ◽  
pp. 1293-1311
Author(s):  
Kamil Demirhan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Political System ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Symbolic Power ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Constructive Function ◽  
Ashley Madison ◽  
Political Scandals

This study focuses on scandal politics and political scandals in the era of digital interactive media. Scandals are the part of symbolic power struggles. Media is one of the main actors of these struggles. In fact, political scandals have a constructive function in democracies because they help releasing corruptions. After scandals, the public get the opportunity to discuss on the legitimacy of political-legal institutions and political system. However, this discussion is not possible in the conditions of scandal politics. This study is interested in scandal politics and political scandals in the era of digital interactive media. It evaluates the maintaining role of traditional media in the era of digital media, and the potentials of digital interactive media to utilize the constructive functions of political scandals in democracies. The cases of WikiLeaks and Ashley Madison affair are used to evaluate the scandal politics and political scandals in the era of digital interactive media.

The role of communication technology in political change and the freedom of digital media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Bali ◽  
Kurdistan Saeed ◽  
Kanaan Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
New Information ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the nature of the relationship between journalists and politicians in the age of media entrepreneurship, with emphasis on the factors and challenges faced by both media entrepreneurs and politicians while using digital media. This study relies on an inductive approach through using the qualitative method, this involves conducting interviews (N: 41) with journalists to discover whether they work in traditional media organizations or/and own and manage digital media enterprises, it also brings to lights new information about politicians, especially those who have media inclinations. This study reveals that digital media provide journalists with opportunities to achieve professional and financial independence. However, their work in the context of Iraqi scope does not go beyond spreading propaganda and promoting various agenda of political parties and politicians. In terms of the content of media entrepreneurship, this study unveils anonymous social media which are affiliated with/ or supported by politicians which work as piracy for trolling political opponents and activists. It is assumed that such social media have serious repercussions for freedom and privacy. This worries activists and journalists that they are unable to express their opinions freely for fear of being attacked by anonymous social media working on behalf of politicians. Therefore, the ethics of social media and their ownership seems to be a major concern in the Iraqi political media space, and it should be taken into consideration in future research.

scholarly journals Eksistensi Media Tradisional Pakkacaping Sebagai Media Penyampaian Informasi Publik di Kota Parepare

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Rukman Pala
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Cultural Arts ◽  
Financial Perspective ◽  
The Government ◽  
Role Of The Government ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Research Show

Pakkacaping traditional media in society is displaced by the development of digital media. This study aims to determine the existence, the role of the community as a medium for delivering public information. This research is a qualitative research which uses interview and observation as tools to collect the data. The results of this research show that the existence of the traditional media is now only accepted by limited certain communities, namely generations over 40 years and over. While among millennial generations it is still unpopular and difficult to develop. The role of the community in the development of traditional medals can be seen in the appearance of Pakkacaping's cultural arts at traditional parties which are only held at certain events. The role of the government is still quite good. It can be seen from the existence of coaching in the form of giving ample spaces to art galleries to open trainings for the community. Although from a financial perspective, the government has not provided full support since this is not yet a government priority. Keywords: tradisional media, pakkacaping, media public information   ABSTRAK Media tradisional Pakkacaping dalam masyarakat mengalami pergeseran dengan adaya perkembangan media digital. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui eksistensi, peran masyarakat sebagai media penyampai informasi publik. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian kualitatif. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah pedoman wawancara dan lembar observasi. Data dikumpulkan melalui teknik observasi dan wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahasa eksistensi media tradisional yang ada sekarang segmen peminatnya masih terbatas pada masyarakat tertentu saja, dalam hal ini mereka yang berusia 40 tahun keatas. Sedangkan di kalangan milenial media tradisional ini masih belum familiar dan cukup sulit dikembangkan. Peran masyarakat di dalam pengembangan medial tradisional dapat dilihat penampilan seni budaya Pakkacaping dalam pesta-pesta adat yang hanya dilaksanakan pada even-even tertentu. Peran pemerintah masih cukup baik, hal ini dapat dilihat dari adanya pembinaan dalam bentuk pemberian ruang yang cukup luas kepada sanggar-sanggar seni untuk membuka pelatihan-pelatihan kepada masyarakat. Meskipun dari segi finansial, pemerintah belum memberikan support penuh mengingat ini belum menjadi prioritas pemerintah. Kata kunci: media tradisional, pakkacaping, media informasi publik

scholarly journals La presencia de la publicidad en la composición visual de los diarios online.

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Belinda De Frutos Torres ◽  
Noemi C. Martín García
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Visual Component ◽  
On Line ◽  
La Red ◽  
Nativos Digitales ◽  
Digital Press

<p>El poder de la imagen es uno de los principales motores de cambio que se ha dado en la prensa con la aparición de internet y la evolución de  las TIC. El presente estudio analiza cómo es la estructura que está utilizando la prensa digital y qué papel representa la publicidad respecto a los elementos textuales e icónicos que forman el periódico. El trabajo cuantifica y compara el papel de la imagen y la publicidad en las cabeceras online consideradas <em>nativas</em>, es decir aquellas que han nacido en la red, con las procedentes de un soporte impreso. El análisis revela que los diarios on-line nativos presentan mayor volumen publicitario en detrimento del contenido informativo. Al mismo tiempo se constata una mayor presencia de la información gráfica en los primeros. En conjunto puede afirmarse que el componte visual domina las portadas de ambos tipos de diarios digitales, si bien en los diarios nativos digitales este efecto está más agudizado.</p><h2><em>Abstract</em></h2><p>Visual strength is responsible for one of the mayor changes undergone by the digital press with Internet explosion and the increase of the Informational and Communicational Technologies. The present study analyzes the structure the digital press has taken and the role of the digital advertisement in the composition of their textual and iconic elements. The paper quantifies the picture representations volume and compares their presence on the digital natives papers with those coming from the traditional paper support. The results reveal that there is a mayor contribution of adverts on the native on-line press compare to the on-line paper arriving from the traditional media decreasing the information volume. At the same time the visual volume is boosted on the former compare to the digital media with a paper support. Altogether it can be said that visual component prompted the digital papers first page, being this effect enhanced on the native digital papers.   </p><p> </p>

Scandal Politics and Political Scandals in the Era of Digital Interactive Media

2017 ◽  
pp. 25-50
Author(s):  
Kamil Demirhan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Political System ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Symbolic Power ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Constructive Function ◽  
Ashley Madison ◽  
Political Scandals

This study focuses on scandal politics and political scandals in the era of digital interactive media. Scandals are the part of symbolic power struggles. Media is one of the main actors of these struggles. In fact, political scandals have a constructive function in democracies because they help releasing corruptions. After scandals, the public get the opportunity to discuss on the legitimacy of political-legal institutions and political system. However, this discussion is not possible in the conditions of scandal politics. This study is interested in scandal politics and political scandals in the era of digital interactive media. It evaluates the maintaining role of traditional media in the era of digital media, and the potentials of digital interactive media to utilize the constructive functions of political scandals in democracies. The cases of WikiLeaks and Ashley Madison affair are used to evaluate the scandal politics and political scandals in the era of digital interactive media.

Forming a Secret Group

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-74
Author(s):  
Emily Van Duyn
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Local Newspaper

Chapter 3 addresses how people keep their politics a secret by detailing how CWG developed. First, it attends to how digital media is at the heart of the group’s formation, allowing members to coordinate away from disagreeable spouses and neighbors, and to discuss, engage, and grapple with politics in secret both online and offline. This chapter also focuses on the role of traditional media—what media members tended to consume as well as the unique role of the local newspaper in constructing perceptions of disagreement within their community. This chapter helps to establish the role of digital media in facilitating political secrecy and the role of traditional media in conveying to partisans whether they are in the majority or minority of their community.

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