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Tweeting, talking, or doing politics? Testing the influence of communication on democratic engagement

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT 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.

Source: Telematics and Informatics Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.teler.2024.100167

Authors: Sherice Gearhart, Bingbing Zhang, Oluseyi Adegbola

Institutions: Texas Tech University, University of Iowa, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Language: English

Topic: Social Media and Politics

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,500

OpenAlex ID: W4403152607

FWCI: 7.753

Cites: 82

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10