Social Media and Nigeria's Politics

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-96
Author(s):  
Silas Udenze
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Advertising ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Media And Politics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Robust Framework

The robust contributions of social media to Nigeria's politics cannot be underestimated. The increase in the informal flow of information on social media has reduced the existing gap between leaders and the electorate. This chapter analyzes the effect of social media in a democratic society like Nigeria. It explains the importance of social media in politics and the inherent issues in its adoption in the Nigeria experience. Existing research on social media and politics tend to focus on finding out how social media has marred Nigeria's politics. However, there is little evidence of scholars' presenting robust findings of the impact of social media on presenting a robust framework landscape. Consequently, the chapter provides insights on how social media has impacted Nigeria's politics. Furthermore, it critically analyzes and dissects the synergy between social media and politics, democracy, political mobilization, political education, and political advertising.

scholarly journals MODEL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-38
Author(s):  
А. Н. Занковский ◽  
В. В. Латынов
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Impact Processes ◽  
Psychological Influence ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Of Information

Статья посвящена изложению предложенной авторами модели психологического воздействия в социальных сетях. Основанием модели послужили теоретические подходы, направленные на понимание особенностей реагирования отдельного человека, столкнувшегося с потоком информации в социальных сетях, а также концепции, ориентированные на анализ роли социальной идентичности человека и его социального окружения в процессах воздействия. Описаны элементы модели: субъект воздействия, объект воздействия, средства, эффекты и контекст воздействия. Охарактеризованы четыре группы факторов эффективности психологического воздействия в социальных сетях: характеристики субъекта воздействия, особенности средств и контекста воздействия, характеристики объекта воздействия. The article is devoted to the presentation of the model of psychological influence on social media proposed by the authors. The model is based on theoretical approaches aimed at understanding the characteristics of the individual's response to the flow of information in social networks, as well as concepts focused on analyzing the role of a person's social identity and social environment in the impact processes. The elements of the model are described: subject of influence, object of influence, means, effects and context of influence. Four groups of factors of the effectiveness of psychological influence in social media are characterized: characteristics of the subject of influence, features of the means of influence and context of influence, characteristics of the object of influence.

scholarly journals DAMPAK MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP PERPUSTAKAAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Endang Fatmawati
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Rapid Flow ◽  
False News ◽  
Release Of Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
The Way

<p>Online media has penetrated in all areas including the library so the impact on the rapid flow of information. Library into the gates of knowledge so librarian most responsible for the release of information entered into the goal. Information posts from library can be made through any type of social media application. Sosial media was created to enable people to communicate and connect with others. Social media has changes the way librarian in doing their jobs related to communicate with the users, how to communicate both individually and at the library level. Social media have forever changed the way interact, share, and ultimately conduct our relationships. Various information appeared like seawater unstoppable spread so users required to be wise in choosing and using them. A wave of false news more so by the presence of social media. Social media become a challenge for librarians to improve their competence with media literacy of new technology. Librarian library through a very important role as a gateway healthy information.</p><p>Media online sudah merambah di semua bidang termasuk perpustakaan sehingga berdampak pada pesatnya arus informasi. Perpustakaan menjadi gerbang pengetahuan sehingga pustakawanlah yang paling bertanggung jawab menjadi gawang masuk keluarnya informasi. Informasi dari perpustakaan dapat dilakukan melalui semua jenis aplikasi media sosial. Media sosial memungkinkan kita berkomunikasi dan terhubung dengan yang lain. Media sosial<strong> </strong>dapat mengubah pekerjaan pustakawan yang berhubungan dengan komunikasi dengan pemustaka, baik perseorangan maupun pada level perpustakaan.<strong> </strong>Media sosial merubah cara untuk berinteraksi, berbagi, dan menjalin hubungan. Beragam informasi muncul bagaikan air laut yang tak terbendung penyebarannya sehingga pemustaka dituntut harus bijak dalam memilih dan menggunakannya. Gelombang berita bohong semakin terasa dengan hadirnya media sosial. Media sosial menjadi tantangan bagi para pustakawan untuk meningkatkan kompetensi literasi media dengan teknologi baru. Perpustakaan melalui pustakawannya sangat berperan sebagai gerbang informasi sehat.</p>

Social media and the arab spring

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-230
Author(s):  
Fauziah Ahmad ◽  
Dafrizal Samsudin ◽  
Faridah Ibrahim ◽  
Abdul Latiff Ahmad ◽  
Badrul Redzuan A.H. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
Credible Information ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Economy And Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Of Information

The year 2010 has seen the rise of West Asia with the Arab Spring phenomena. The event has triggered the solidarity of at least 8 countries in the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and has seen the ousting of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Malaysia is emotionally attached to Egypt through religion, economy and education which has led Malaysians to track the event. In the meantime, the media is seen as the catalyst towards the rise of the people there. The democratic system depends very much on free, accurate and responsible flow of credible information. The flow of information has brought huge changes in the communications aspect. This article will discuss about the impact of social media as the main source of information channel among Malaysians during the massive uprise in Egypt.

scholarly journals Islamic Education and Social Media Transformation in Pandemic Era: Challenges and Opportunities in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Miftahul Ulum ◽  
Asmak Ab Rahman ◽  
Shinta Maharani ◽  
Agus Purnomo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Internet Media ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Religious Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Analyze Data

Abstract: Religious learning in the pandemic era was carried out through social media, such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, and Instagram. YouTube is transformed into the premier medium of teaching. For students and the millennial generation, social media provides many conveniences. However, on the other hand, it becomes a problem in itself, especially for parents in presenting education that is full of values, during a struggle for the free flow of information and communication. The paper aims to analyze the transition of learning media in education, from conventional offline models to online via social media, and to prove the impact of using social media on students or the millennial generation. Qualitative methods are used to analyze data. The findings of this paper indicate that education during a pandemic, reading printed literature, is also carried out via the internet. Social media has a significant impact on students or the millennial generation, so efforts to strengthen values are needed. Social media brings together the main actors in education; parents, academics, government, social media, and regulation. Abstrak: Pembelajaran agama di era pendemi dilakukan melalui media sosial, seperti Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, dan Instagram. YouTube ditransformasikan menjadi media utama dalam pengajaran. Bagi siswa dan generasi milenial, media sosial menyediakan banyak kemudahan. Namun pada sisi lain, menjadi problem tersediri, terutama orang tua dalam menghadirkan pendidikan yang sarat dengan nilai, di tengah-tengah pertarungan arus informasi dan komunikasi yang bebas. Tujuan dari paper ini adalah: untuk menganalisis peralihan media pembelajaran dalampendidikan, dari model konvensional luring menuju daring online melalui media sosial, dan membuktikan dampak penggunaan media ssosial tersebut bagi siswa atau generasi milenial. Metode kualitatif digunakan guna menganalisis data. Temuan dari paper ini menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan pada masa pandemi, selain dengan cara menbaca literatur cetak, jugadilakukan melalui internet. Media sosial sangat berdampak terhadap siswa atau generasi milenial, sehingga diperlukan upaya penguatan nilai.Media sosial menyatukan aktor-aktor utama dalampendidikan, yaitu; orang tua, akademisi, pemerintah, media sosial, dan regulasi itu sendiri.

scholarly journals Social Media and Electoral Campaigns: A Study of 2013 General Elections in Punjab

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 975-982
Author(s):  
Abdul Ghani ◽  
Ghulam Shabir ◽  
Qamar Uddin Zia Ghaznavi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
The Political ◽  
Young Population ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Electoral Campaigns ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
General Elections ◽  
The Impact

Social Media sites such as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, IMO, Twitter and Viber have become famous social interaction forums among all age groups in Pakistan. Social media websites remained the most common platform for the exchange of political ideas and political awareness, consequently influencing political mobilization and bringing change in the political setup of Punjab. This study evaluates the impact of social media on molding the behaviors of voters during the general elections in 2013.The aim was to quantify how social media websites affected political mobilization and altered the Pakistani political setup. The findings are based on a survey conducted amongst the population of Punjab belonging to different age groups, gender, profession, qualification, and localities. Significant correlations were found among different variables i.e. gender, age, profession and locality of the participants. This paper suggests that social media has affected the young population most in Pakistan and helped alter the politicalbehavior of voters.

scholarly journals The Influence of Political Advertisements on Voter's Intention in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-241
Author(s):  
Faisal Aziz ◽  
Dr. Fawad Baig
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Political Advertising ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Political Advertisements ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
The Impact

Pakistani media Advertising has gotten more compelling and persuasive in the field of Political correspondence. This research work elaborates the insight about political ads on the democratic expectation of Pakistani electors during the general elections of 2018. The universe for the investigation is the 200 male and female enrolled electors of Sargodha Zone. This paper likewise investigates and analyses the impact of emotional standards, singular mentality, and sentiments toward Political Advertising. There are two medium selected Electronics medium and social media. Selected Electronics Media channels to access political advertising are Geo News, Dunya News, and Express-News although selected Social media Sites are Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The data was gathered through well designed quantitative using survey technique. According to the results, the impact was being estimated and it seemed that there is a positive correlation between political Adson elector's goals. The apparatus for the quantitative methodology would be a poll for gathering the information. In the investigation, there are two Variables, political Advertising is the independent variable, and citizens' aim is the dependent variable. Political Advertising is a type of battling utilized by the political possibility to reach and impact electors. The democratic expectation alludes to the mentality, conviction, and estimation of the elector's considerations.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN STORTING 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Ivan Skripka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Voter Mobilization ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the phenomenon of the influence of social networks on election campaigns using the example of Norway. For an introduction to the context of the electoral situation in Norway, the author describes the election programs of the main Norwegian political parties. Methods of content analysis and discourse analysis are used to better understand network voter mobilization. The author provides a review of the literature on this topic in order to substantiate the need for the applied methodology. The analysis of the share of Internet users in different countries has been carried out. The most popular social networks have been identified and the networks that are best suited for political mobilization and are used in Norway have been identified. The author carried out a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the official Facebook accounts of the Norwegian parliamentary parties during the election campaign in 2021. The study revealed the main trends in the behavior of political parties and their voters on the Facebook social network. The author concludes that all political parties in Norway use social networks as one of the main channels for mobilizing supporters. In addition, this tool allows parties to respond to current topics and changing voter sentiments.

The Impact of Social Media on Work

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard N. Landers ◽  
Gordon B. Schmidt ◽  
Jeffrey M. Stanton
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Impact

#INCLUSION – THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION ON THE LEGITIMACY OF ARMED FORCES

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
EVA MOEHLECKE DE BASEGGIO ◽  
OLIVIA SCHNEIDER ◽  
TIBOR SZVIRCSEV TRESCH
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Legitimation ◽  
Social Media Communication ◽  
The Impact

The Swiss Armed Forces (SAF), as part of a democratic system, depends on legitimacy. Democracy, legitimacy and the public are closely connected. In the public sphere the SAF need to be visible; it is where they are controlled and legitimated by the citizens, as part of a deliberative discussion in which political decisions are communicatively negotiated. Considering this, the meaning of political communication, including the SAF’s communication, becomes obvious as it forms the most important basis for political legitimation processes. Social media provide a new way for the SAF to communicate and interact directly with the population. The SAF’s social media communication potentially brings it closer to the people and engages them in a dialogue. The SAF can become more transparent and social media communication may increase its reputation and legitimacy. To measure the effects of social media communication, a survey of the Swiss internet population was conducted. Based on this data, a structural equation model was defined, the effects of which substantiate the assumption that the SAF benefits from being on social media in terms of broadening its reach and increasing legitimacy values.

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