Social Media in Agenda-setting
| Autor: | Patricia Ann Loew, Jill E. Hopke, Molly Simis-Wilkinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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First nation
05 social sciences Law enforcement Opposition (politics) Media studies 050801 communication & media studies Indigenous 0506 political science 0508 media and communications Political science Public participation 050602 political science & public administration Mainstream Social media Standing Rock Sioux |
| Zdroj: | SMSociety |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3217804.3217935 |
| Popis: | The Dakota Access Pipeline did not gain widespread attention until it was nearly complete, despite extensive opposition from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. It was not until images depicting repression circulated on social media that mainstream media and public attention spiked. We use shale gas exploration in New Brunswick, Canada and the Dakota Access Pipeline, as case studies of social media agenda-setting. We consider disruptive public participation to involve constituents who perceive themselves as outsiders to decision-making. In both cases protest was ongoing for significant periods of time before receiving mainstream media and public attention. Using mixed methods, we show that law enforcement and company crackdown on indigenous communities, and the circulation of dramatic visuals via Twitter, is associated with spikes in social media, as well as media and public attention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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