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Politicians' Self-Reported Social Media Activities
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Abstract The growing importance of social media in the political arena seems to be in line with the mediatization of politics thesis, which states that mediated communication is becoming more important in politics and increasingly influences political processes. However, how politicians' social media activit... view more
The growing importance of social media in the political arena seems to be in line with the mediatization of politics thesis, which states that mediated communication is becoming more important in politics and increasingly influences political processes. However, how politicians' social media activities and politicians' perceptions concerning social media have developed over time has rarely been examined. Moreover, it is unclear how the politicians' activities and perceptions are related to each other. Referring to theoretical approaches, such as the influence of presumed influence approach, four surveys were conducted among German parliamentarians (MPs) between 2012 and 2016 (n = 194/149/170/118). The results indicate that the MPs' self-reported social media activities and perceptions have remained remarkably constant since 2012. Regression analyses indicate that MPs' self-reported social media activities and perceptions are hardly related to each other. This raises the question whether mediatization processes are indeed driven by politicians’ perceptions about media influences.... view less
Keywords
; politician; social media; utilization; political communication; mediatization; political influence; opinion formation; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
influence of presumed influence; mediatization of politics; longitudinal study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1-12
Journal
Social Media + Society, 5 (2019) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119837679
ISSN
2056-3051
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed