Document Type
Other
Publication Date
11-19-2010
Course
Global Political Communication (030:166:001)
Instructor
G. R. Boynton
Twitter Search Words
Liberal Democrats, constituents
Search Start Date
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Search End Date
Monday, November 15, 2010
Keywords
Liberal Democrats
Abstract
Recently, new forms of communication in institutional relations have begun to be used more often and taken more seriously. In the past, members of Parliament and other professional organizations would never use social media such as Twitter or Facebook, to reach their supporters because it was viewed as unprofessional and silly. Most institutions used TV, newspapers, and magazines. However, in the past few years professional groups have tried to reach their supporters on a new, more personal dimension. Instead of standard broadcast messages that have come across as uncivil or robotic, institutions have begun to use Twitter, Facebook and MySpace on a frequent basis to maintain constant contact with their followers. Additionally, their followers have come to expect continual updates.
Total Messages
1800
Rights
Copyright 2010 Lauren Groeper, Andrea Buntin, Emilie Lee
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/polisci_nmp/194