Semi-Private Spheres as Safe Spaces for Young Social Media Users' Political Conversation

2022 ◽  
pp. 113-132
Author(s):  
Raquel Tarullo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Political Conversation ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Close Contacts

The incorporation of social media as spaces for political participation performances—especially among youth—has brought various issues into debate, including the formats of these practices and, at the same time, the significances of these repertoires for public conversation. In order to address this topic, this chapter explores the digital practices of political participation among young people in Argentina. Based on a qualitative approach in which 30 in-depth interviews to people from 18 to 24 years old were carried out, the findings of this research note that these segments of the population join the discussion of issues on the public agenda using emojis and hashtags and prefer reduced digital spaces to talk with their close contacts about polarized issues in order to avoid the aggression and violence that they say they observe in the digital space.

scholarly journals Penggunaan Media Sosial Tinder dan Fenomena Pergaulan Bebas di Indonesia

Koneksi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Cervia Ferdiana ◽  
Eko Harry Susanto ◽  
Sisca Aulia
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Online Dating ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Online Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

Tinder is an online dating social media that is used by the majority of young people. The presence of Tinder at the moment, has an unconscious influence on daily life. The existence of Tinder can help someone to find a friend or life partner. However, now there is a phenomenon of the function of social media online dating that is misused by the public. The purpose of this study is to find out the shift in function of social media Tinder, the choice of social media Tinder as medium to find promiscuity friends, and an increase in promiscuity among young Indonesians using social media Tinder. This study is a qualitative study with phenomenological methods. Data collection techniques in this study were in-depth interviews, participant observation, literature and the online data article. The results of this study are that there is an increase in promiscuity among young people in Indonesia using social media dating online Tinder because the majority of Tinder users has an open mindset then has high curiosity of something that has never been felt, and last because the environmental factors that support the individual to enter promiscuity. Tinder merupakan media sosial kencan daring yang digunakan mayoritas kalangan anak muda. Media sosial kencan daring Tinder dapat membantu seseorang untuk menemukan teman ataupun pasangan hidup. Namun, kini muncul fenomena fungsi media sosial kencan daring Tinder yang disalahgunakan oleh masyarakat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini ingin mengetahui adanya pergeseran fungsi dari media sosial Tinder, pemilihan media sosial Tinder sebagai sarana untuk mencari teman pergaulan bebas, dan adanya peningkatan pergaulan bebas yang terdapat di kalangan anak muda Indonesia menggunakan media sosial Tinder. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode fenomenologi. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipan, studi pustaka dan juga penelusuran data secara daring. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat adanya peningkatan pergaulan bebas di kalangan anak muda Indonesia dengan menggunakan media sosial kencan daring Tinder. Hal ini karena mayoritas pengguna Tinder mempunyai pemahaman atau pola pikir yang terbuka, rasa penasaran dan keingintahuan yang tinggi untuk mencoba sesuatu yang baru, dan faktor lingkungan yang mendukung individu untuk memasuki pergaulan bebas.

“I can’t just post anything I want”: Self-management of South Korean sports stars on social media

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022110141
Author(s):  
Eunhye Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Digital Labor ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explores the influence and sociocultural meaning of self-management of South Korean sports stars in the context of their social media activity. The study utilizes netnography to analyze social media posts to determine the meaning of sports stars’ self-management. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with study participants. Ten South Korean sports stars, who are active users of Instagram, were selected as the study participants. Photographs, videos, and stories from their accounts—around 1800 posts in total—were analyzed. The results indicated that the sports stars attempted to share their daily lives on social media to build a close relationship with the public. Moreover, they used their accounts to publicize their commercialized selves and to promote their sponsors. They uploaded only strictly composed and curated posts on their accounts as a form of self-censorship. Finally, it was determined that digital labor was used for self-management on social media, where there is no distinction between public and private territory. A sports star has become a self-living commercial today, and self-management is now a prerequisite for survival. Thus, self-management on social media has become a requirement for sports stars.

Public relations in the age of data: corporate perspectives on social media analytics (SMA)

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy R. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Paula L. Weissman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Social Media Analytics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management Function ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Corporate Brands ◽  
Depth Interviews

PurposeThe aim of this study was to understand how public relations leaders view and use social media analytics (SMA) and the impact of SMA on the public relations function.Design/methodology/approachThe research involved in-depth interviews with chief communication officers (CCOs) from leading multinational corporate brands.FindingsThe findings revealed that although CCOs perceive social media analytics as strategically important to the advancement of public relations, the use of social media data is slowed by challenges associated with building SMA capacity.Theoretical and practical implications – The research extends public relations theory on public relations as a strategic management function and provides practical insights for building SMA capabilities.Originality/valueThe study is among the first to provide empirical evidence of how companies are using social media analytics to enhance public relations efforts.

scholarly journals History, Stigma, and Adiluhung Values Reyog Obyog (Cultural Studies in Indonesia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 995-1002
Author(s):  
Rido Kurnianto, Nurul Iman, Sigit Dwi Laksana
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Historical Aspect ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to describe Reyog Ponorogo from the historical aspect, the negative stigma that has accompanied its development, and local wisdom that spreads to all its components. This problem is studied using a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using in-depth interviews with data collection tools is the researcher himself as a key instrument. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive analytical with the process of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The findings of this study are as follows; (1) Reyog Obyog is an important and inseparable part of Reyog Ponorogo. In fact, it is very possible that Reyog Obyog is the origin of the Reyog Ponorogo which has developed and is known to the public today; (2) Reyog Obyog performance model which tends to be free, not bound by standards, is performed in the audience and is predominantly filled with entertainment, in its development various negative stigmas have emerged in the community, namely eroticism, drunkenness, and mystical performance rituals; (3) The Reyog Obyog has a great value in the form of a noble life guidance which is strategic enough to be used as a medium for building civilization.

Online youth political engagement and bureaucratization: The Australian Youth Forum

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-781
Author(s):  
Prashanth Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Political Involvement ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Online Engagement ◽  
Depth Interviews

Through in-depth interviews with all 10 youth representatives who worked in the Australian Youth Forum (AYF), Australia’s first online government youth forum, this article explains how online engagement was experienced and understood by those who managed its day-to-day operation. While the AYF was decommissioned in 2014, it was the first, and, till date, only online federal initiative that invited young people to run a government-funded youth public forum. Despite its relatively short existence, the AYF provokes questions about the influence of historically entrenched political values on online youth political participation and policy. Findings from this article have uncovered a series of challenges faced by youth in adjusting to government efforts to regulate consultation within the AYF. Building on Collin’s (2015, Young Citizens and Political Participation in a Digital Society: Addressing the Democratic Disconnect. London: Palgrave Macmillan.) observation of a ‘democratic disconnect’ in Australian youth policy, an incompatibility between government expectations of youth political involvement and how young people value participation, this article suggests that the AYF provided key insights into the centralized bureaucratic arrangements that have historically defined Australian youth participation and how they influence youth participatory experiences in online government initiatives.

scholarly journals Deliberation or Self-presentation?: Young People, Politics and Social Media

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Storsul
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Political Deliberation ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract This article presents a study of how politically engaged young people use social media for political purposes. There has been a growing optimism that social media can stimulate political participation and deliberation, especially among young people. Based on focus group interviews with Norwegian teenagers, the article argues that social media have become an important platform for young people to participate in political activities. Whether the purpose is internal meetings or external mobilization, social media provide platforms for planning, reporting and communicating political activities. At the same time, politically engaged young people are hesitant about using social media for political deliberation. They are concerned about how they present themselves, and they are reluctant to stand out as highly political. One important explanation for this is that social media integrate different forms of communication and collapse social contexts. This causes teenagers to delimit controversies and try to keep political discussions to groups with more segregated audiences.

scholarly journals “I don’t like it and I think it’s useless, people discussing politics on Facebook”: Young Swedes’ understandings of social media use for political discussion

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Sveningsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Western Democracies

Western democracies have seen a decrease in political participation, with young people singled out as the most problematic group. But young people are also the most avid users of online media. It has therefore been argued that online media could be used to evoke their interest in politics, and thus contribute to the reinvigoration of democratic citizenship. Using a mixed qualitative methods approach, this article takes a closer look at 26 young Swedes’ experiences and understandings of social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, as used for political discussions. Compared to the average Swedish 17 to 18-year-olds, the participants are relatively interested in civic and political questions. By focusing on this segment, the article mirrors the experiences of an understudied group – young people who are interested in politics but not engaged. The participants were skeptical about social media as used in relation to politics, and expressed doubts about their suitability and usefulness. Four themes were identified, where three have to do with perceived risks: for conflict, misunderstandings and deceit. The participants also expressed the idea of online political activities as being less authentic than their offline equivalents. The idea that young people want and expect something that political organizations cannot live up to is one of the most dominant discourses that characterize the discussion on youth political participation today. However, while some properties of social media fit well into what young people have been found to prefer, for the participants, negative traits seem to outweigh the positive ones, thus discouraging them from participating.

scholarly journals Impact of social media on children´s relationship with brands

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 01003
Author(s):  
Nikoleta Hutmanová ◽  
Peter Dorčák
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

The paper focuses on how social media usage by children determines their interactions with consumer brands. First it describes how and when young children develop brand awareness and which are the most important predictors of this development. Those findings are then put in connection with the impact of social media. We elaborate on a deeper level how children approach online communications with brands in the social media context. Our assumptions are supported by a research conducted on a group of New Zealand children, both boys and girls in the age group of 11-14 years. This qualitative approach was implemented using in-depth interviews and identifies three key modes of brand interaction behaviour when young consumers use social media. According to these findings we assume that there is a connection between the use of social media and children´s relationship with consumer brands.

scholarly journals Communication Strategies in Providing Good Government Education Through Social Media: A Case Study at the Parliament of the Republic of Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 722-734
Author(s):  
Anindya Larasati, Achmad Jamil, Rizki Briandana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Education ◽  
Good Government ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Depth Interviews

Objective: To analyze the communication strategy of the parliament of the Republic of Indonesia in providing good government education through social media.Methods: Case studies are used as a method in this research, and data collection techniques using in-depth interviews. The basis for selecting informants used a purposive technique by looking at the criteria for informants.Results:The results showed that the communication strategy implemented by the DPR-RI has shown success in educating the public regarding good govenment. The strategy of the parliament's news bureau to absorb the information needed by the public regarding the performance of the parliament is an important key to success.Conclusion: The good governance through Instagram social media was very effective in publishing the performance of leaders and members of the parliament.

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