Facing up to Facebook
Politicians, publics and the social media(ted) turn in New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Ross (0000-0002-1448-6051, Northumbria University, corresponding author), Susan Fountaine (0000-0002-3059-4124, Massey University), Margie Comrie (Massey University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 251-269 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443714557983 |
| OpenAlex | W2159207083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 13 |
Social media have an increasingly important place in the lives of citizens, and their potential to expand the reach of communication messages beyond individual networks is attractive to those looking to maximise message efficiency. The influence of Facebook in Obama’s 2008 campaign success galvanised many politicians into taking it seriously as a campaign tool. Our study explored the Facebook wall posts (1148 in total) of New Zealand Members of Parliament (MPs) leading up to the 2011 general election to determine posting behaviours and differences. Among other things, we found that women posted more frequently than men and that Labour MPs posted more than their National counterparts. Additionally, most politicians do not invite dialogue with readers of their posts, rarely get involved in comment threads and mostly take a monologic approach, using Facebook as a way of broadcasting information rather than as a medium enabling two-way flow. In other words, same old, same old
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“Sell-outs, Fatsos or Whores?”
Tristes por diseño
El uso político de Facebook en la campaña de las Elecciones Locales de 2015 en la ciudad de València
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From Twitter to Instagram
Evolución de la comunicación política digital (2011-2019)
A Ilustração Portuguesa e a cobertura das eleições presidenciais da I República em Portugal
What matters most in the responses to political campaign posts on social media
Social support and positivity
Estrategias comunicativas en Facebook
Disintermediation in Social Networks
Esfera pública y redes sociales en Internet
De la localización a la movilización. Evolución del uso electoral de Instagram en España de 2015 a 2019
Campaign like a girl? Gender and communication on social networking sites in the Czech Parliamentary election
Personalization of politics on Facebook
Campaigning in the fourth age of political communication. A multi-method study on the use of Facebook by German and Austrian parties in the 2013 national election campaigns
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The F-campaign
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Entangling and disentangling governance and the media
The Role of Social Media Platforms in Contemporary New Zealand LGBTQ + Movements
Scandal mining
Facebooking a different campaign beat
Messy interviews
Political conversations on Facebook – the participation of politicians and citizens
Campaigning across platforms
Analyzing Multi-Lingual Discussions of the Standard Gauge Railway Project in Kenya Using Natural Language Processing and Social Media Analysis
Governing under Pressure? The Mental Wellbeing of Politicians
The use of social media in political mobilisation
Platformed Interactions
Equalização da disputa ou reprodução de desigualdades? Uso do Facebook por candidatas à Câmara Federal por São Paulo em 2018
Authorship, citations, acknowledgments and visibility in social media
Personalized Campaigns in Party-Centred Politics
Facebook psychology
Candidates Make Good Friends
Can Social Media Predict Election Results? Evidence From New Zealand
Introduction
Mundane internet tools, mobilizing practices, and the coproduction of citizenship in political campaigns
The (Potential) Benefits of Campaigning via Social Network Sites
Social Media and Campaign 2012
Political Parties and Web 2.0
Political consumerism, young citizens and the Internet
Face to face(book)
Politics and the Internet
E-Electioneering 2010
| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |