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dc.contributor.authorLarsson, Anders Olofeng
dc.contributor.authorMoe, Hallvardeng
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-08T12:54:59Z
dc.date.available2015-09-08T12:54:59Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-08
dc.identifier.issn2158-2440
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1956/10436
dc.description.abstractSocial media are often discussed in terms of online novelties. However, especially within the broader field of political communication, the uses of such services, as Twitter, at the hands of political actors such as politicians and the parties to which they belong, have become something of a fixture of research in recent years. Although the study of political Twitter use has provided a series of insightful case studies, often focused on one single election or country, this article presents a comparative study looking at Twitter use at the hands of political actors during two Norwegian elections, 2011 and 2013. We are interested in what overarching tendencies can be discerned from these uses—specifically, if differing usages can be found between the two elections, suggesting developments pertaining to the normalization and equalization hypotheses respectively. This is examined by focusing on two main analytical areas: The level and type of activity undertaken by those up for election, and the repercussions that this activity appears to have in terms of popularity on the studied platform. In short, the results suggest that although Twitter largely remains an “elite” medium in the Norwegian context, smaller political and other actors are making use of the platform at hand to higher degrees than their more well-known peers. Tendencies of both hypotheses are traced in the data, and although the findings could signal an opening for “outsiders” in this regard, the sheer amount of traffic driving the tweets sent by high-end politicians suggest otherwise.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherSageeng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/eng
dc.subjectpolitical communicationeng
dc.subjectpoliticians onlineeng
dc.subjectsocial mediaeng
dc.subjectTwittereng
dc.subjectNorwayeng
dc.subjectnormalizationeng
dc.subjectequalizationeng
dc.titleTriumph of the underdogs? Comparing Twitter use by political actors during two Norwegian election campaignseng
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.date.updated2015-07-30T11:10:06Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2014 The Authorsen_US
dc.source.articlenumber2158244014559015
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014559015
dc.identifier.cristin1185056
dc.source.journalSage Open
dc.source.404
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Medievitenskap og journalistikk: 310
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Social sciences: 200::Media studies and journalism: 310


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