Mobilizing Political Information on the Websites of U.S. Labor

Organizations during the 2012 Presidential Campaign

Bibliographic Data

ID11229922
AuthorsClark F Greer (Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA, corresponding author), Kurt D Moreland (Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH, USA)
Year2016
Volume41
Issue2
Pages153-170
Publication date2016-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLabor Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-449X • E-ISSN: 1538-9758
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0160449x16642353
OpenAlexW2322723097
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited44

This study examined the extent to which mobilizing information (MI) was present on the websites of the largest, national U.S. labor unions during the 2012 presidential campaign. Using a content analysis, results showed that information and features associated with the election were scarce on the sites. The websites exhibited modest amounts of tactical MI associated with the presidential election. Locational and identificational MI were almost nonexistent on the sites. In addition, analyses showed that size of union was related to the number of features on the sites

Advertising · Business · Content analysis · Demographic economics · Economics · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Social science · Sociology · E-Government and Public Services · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub