Government's echo : twitter discussions around news topics in Russian networked authoritarianism
Dergacheva, Daria
Tous, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2021
Description:	23 pàg.
Abstract:	This research uses the Social Network Analysis (SNA) method to determine the main actors in Twitter discussions around news topics. First, using the theory of networked authoritarianism (MacKinnon, 2011), it conceptualizes the ways that authoritarian states may influence domestic media and the broader Internet, taking Russia as our case study. It describes Russia's media system and the incentives behind it. Next, it discusses the role of Twitter in authoritarian societies and defines Twitter's role in today's Russia. Methodology and results are followed by an exploration of the involvement of state-loyal actors in online discussions of the news, including those centered on social media in support of Russia's domestic and international priorities, aiming to set the agenda on sensitive news topics and, thus, support existing authoritarian elites while diminishing voices of opposition.
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió de l'autor
Subject:	Authoritarianism ; Media ; Russia ; Social network analysis ; Twitter
Published in:	Russian Journal of Communication, Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2021) , p. 117-139, ISSN 1940-9427

DOI: 10.1080/19409419.2021.1874790

Available from: 2100-01-01

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