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Social Media in General Election 2011

  • 08-01-2011 1:51pm
    #1
    uvox
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    What role will news sites like journal.ie, storyful.com, political blogs and microblogging by 'citizen journalists' play in the forthcoming GE 2011?


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  • #2
    expectationlost
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    you know the drill you first maybe you could sum up what you thought of the last few?


  • #3
    uvox
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    I think it has some potential, but I would agree with Shane Hegarty in the Irish Times - politicians won't use it to engage in real conversation, just push manifestos already set.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/0108/1224287002520.html

    However, it has the capacity for Gillian Duffy moments which could swing some votes in the last few days.
    We’ll also see if this is truly a digital election. As yet there is no obvious Irish online media outlet with the ability to shape debate: that power remains very much in the hands of the traditional media. There will be online comment and analysis that is immediate and insightful, cutting and funny, but in order to be a game-changer it might need a moment to be caught on a camera phone, or maybe a stray Twitter remark. Simon Coveney’s tweet about Brian Cowen being “drunk or hungover” sparked a story that went international and allowed people to talk openly about something only previously insinuated. It had a lasting effect on Cowen’s reputation. Were something like that to happen in the final fortnight of a campaign, it could prove crucial.


  • #4
    expectationlost
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    uvox wrote: »
    I think it has some potential, but I would agree with Shane Hegarty in the Irish Times - politicians won't use it to engage in real conversation, just push manifestos already set.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/0108/1224287002520.html

    However, it has the capacity for Gillian Duffy moments which could swing some votes in the last few days.

    well that was old media on the street, I think that elections are still somewhat invisible, yes media and radio have a big influence but its still the canvassing that counts and nobody gets to see that really bar those involved.

    the biggest influence in the last election was the were still on the cliff and hadn't crashed yet even though it was inevitable and clear to see at that point.

    they will still use online media and it still will be used to push the campaign bumpf

    http://irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com/ might be one of the most interesting sites although all its doing is replicated printed media.


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