MyFaceTube Politics
MyFaceTube Politics
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政治
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发表时间：
2010
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通讯作者：
Jonathan S. Morris
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作者：
Jody C. Baumgartner;Jonathan S. Morris
本文探讨了2008年总统初选早期阶段的背景下，年轻人的社交网络（SN）网站的政治用途。使用超过3,500名18- 24岁的年轻人的调查之前，立即联系爱荷华州党团会议，我们说明，虽然SN网站是公认的年轻人作为一个可能的消息来源，许多人收到他们的一些新闻从这些网站，收集的新闻类型可能没有做什么通知他们或添加到民主的话语。此外，研究表明，尽管SN网站承诺增加长期脱离人群的政治兴趣和参与，但用户并不比其他媒体的用户更倾向于参与政治。
This article examines the political uses of social networking (SN) Web sites by young adults in context of the early stages of the 2008 presidential primary season. Using a survey of over 3,500 18- to 24-year-olds contacted immediately prior to the Iowa caucuses, we illustrate that although SN Web sites are recognized by youth as a possible source of news and that many receive some of their news from these sites, the types of news gathered probably do little to inform them or add to democratic discourse. Moreover, the study shows that in spite of the promise SN sites hold for increasing political interest and participation among a chronically disengaged cohort, users are no more inclined to participate in politics than are users of other media.