Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement
Being politically and civically engaged is known to benefit society. Using online forums, such as Twitter (the social media platform now known as X), for democratic engagement is now commonplace. However, research is inconclusive on whether offline and online activities similarly result in real-worl...
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| description | Being politically and civically engaged is known to benefit society. Using online forums, such as Twitter (the social media platform now known as X), for democratic engagement is now commonplace. However, research is inconclusive on whether offline and online activities similarly result in real-world engagement. Using secondary analysis of Pew data, both types of engagement are compared among Twitter users. Results show Twitter users engaged online, but not offline. However, those who posted about political/social issues democratically engaged both offline and online. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ff05b3eb2da4fb18854f9fca1c5a9262025-08-20T02:49:29ZengElsevierTelematics and Informatics Reports2772-50302024-12-011610016710.1016/j.teler.2024.100167Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagementSherice Gearhart0Bingbing Zhang1Oluseyi Adegbola2Department of Public Relations, College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, 3003 15th Street, MS 43082, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA; Corresponding author.School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, USATombras School of Advertising & PR, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USABeing politically and civically engaged is known to benefit society. Using online forums, such as Twitter (the social media platform now known as X), for democratic engagement is now commonplace. However, research is inconclusive on whether offline and online activities similarly result in real-world engagement. Using secondary analysis of Pew data, both types of engagement are compared among Twitter users. Results show Twitter users engaged online, but not offline. However, those who posted about political/social issues democratically engaged both offline and online.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503024000537TwitterDemocratic engagementPolitical engagementOpinion Climate |
| spellingShingle | Sherice Gearhart Bingbing Zhang Oluseyi Adegbola Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement Telematics and Informatics Reports Democratic engagement Political engagement Opinion Climate |
| title | Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement |
| title_full | Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement |
| title_short | Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement |
| title_sort | tweeting talking or doing politics testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement |
| topic | Twitter Democratic engagement Political engagement Opinion Climate |
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