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An Intermedia Understanding of the Networked Twitter Ecology

In: Social Media in Politics

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  • Evelien D’heer

    (iMinds–MICT—Ghent University)

  • Pieter Verdegem

    (Ghent University)

Abstract

The chapter will focus on the use of Twitter during the 2012 local elections in Belgium. Via a multi-method approach we aim to understand how the Twitter debate links up to mainstream media outlets and how political actors, media actors and citizens interact in this decentralized and interactive Twitter sphere. In doing so, we elaborate on the role of Twitter (as one of the most popular social media platforms) in the agenda setting and building processes between politicians, media and public opinion. Further, we discuss the role of social media, and Twitter in particular, in the rejuvenation of democracy.

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  • Evelien D’heer & Pieter Verdegem, 2014. "An Intermedia Understanding of the Networked Twitter Ecology," Public Administration and Information Technology, in: Bogdan Pătruţ & Monica Pătruţ (ed.), Social Media in Politics, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 81-96, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:paitcp:978-3-319-04666-2_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04666-2_6
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