All Articles tagged social media

• Research Article
  February 28, 2025 KST
  Social Media Influencers as a Catalyst for Political Activism in Pakistan: An Analysis of Trust and Opinion Building Functions
  Fakhta ZeibSobia Shahzad

  This study explores the connection between following social media influencers (SMIs) and their followers’ trust in them for opinion building., using a survey and two focus group discussions.

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• Research Article
  November 30, 2024 KST
  Exposure to Cross-Cutting Information on Social Media and Perceived Political Polarization
  Chang Sup Park

  A survey from South Korea shows exposure to cross-cutting political information in social media is associated with lower levels of perceived polarization, but it is offset by high political interest.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2023 KST
  Does Instagram Have More Negative Impact on Psychological Well-Being? The Case of Korean College Students
  Indeok Song

  A survey data of 641 Korean college students found that they experience more upward comparisons on Instagram than on Facebook.

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• Research Note
  August 31, 2022 KST
  An Exploratory Study on Chinese Females’ Social Media Self-Presentation: A Case Study of WeChat
  Ting YangSangho Seo

  A survey of some female WeChat users showed most users attached more importance to appearance-based body attributes than competence-based ones, but WeChat usage was not a predictor of their self-objectification.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2022 KST
  Users’ Reactions to Rape News Shared on Social Media: An Analysis of Five Facebook Reaction Buttons
  Md. Sayeed Al-ZamanTasnuva Alam Ahona

  Analyzing reactions to 9,429 Bangladeshi news items about rape shared on Facebook suggests that users express disdain toward rape and sympathy for victims using Facebook's angry and sad buttons.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2021 KST
  Social Media Fake News in India
  Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman

  A study of 419 fake news items published in India on social media looks at the most common themes and content of fake news.

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• Research Note
  August 31, 2020 KST
  Public Opinion on Lockdown (PSBB) Policy in Overcoming COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: Analysis Based on Big Data Twitter
  Catur SuratnoajiNurhadiIrwan Dwi Arianto

  Big data analysis of Twitter posts from Indonesia about COVID-19 reveals the central role of the president and mixed opinions about the policy.

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• Research Article
  May 31, 2020 KST
  Analysis of Fake News in the 2017 Korean Presidential Election
  Seon-gyu GoMi-ran Lee

  In the 2017 presidential election, fake news has been confirmed to have the effect of mobilizing supporters for each political party.

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2020 KST
  Focus Group Based Evaluation of Social Media Usage in Indonesia’s Digital Government
  Dorien Kartikawangi

  This article attempts to explain social media use within the relationship between the public and government of Indonesia in the era of digital government, as...

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• Review Article
  August 31, 2018 KST
  Analyzing Public Opinion With Social Media Data During Election Periods: A Selective Literature Review
  Jin-ah KwakSung Kyum Cho

  There have been many studies that applied a data-driven analysis method to social media data, and some have even argued that this method can replace...

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• Research Article
  November 30, 2017 KST
  Trends in Research on Communication and Media in Indonesia: The Micro Meta-Analysis on Perspective, Theory, and Methodology
  Atwar Bajari

  The political reformation in Indonesia is a determinant factor of the change in political communications and the roles of media. Currently, the political elites need...

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• Research Article
  August 31, 2014 KST
  Predicting Media Credibility in China: The Influence of Weibo Use
  Fei ShenHongzhong Zhang

  A telephone survey was conducted in a metropolitan city in 2012 to examine people’s credibility ratings of different media outlets, in particular, Weibo - one...

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• Research Article
  August 31, 2014 KST
  Involvement of Social Media in Disaster Management During the Wenchuan and Ya’an Earthquakes
  Leah Xiufang Li

  Social media is being increasingly utilized in disaster relief work to identify safety issues, locate displaced-victims, and seek or provide support for those who need...

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• Research Article
  August 31, 2014 KST
  How Facebook Functions in a Social Movement: An Examination Using the Web Mining Approach
  Wenny CaoAngus CheongZizi Li

  Social media is becoming more and more important in social movements. This study, adopting the web mining approach, attempts to investigate how social media, Facebook...

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• Research Article
  February 28, 2014 KST
  Malaysia’s 13th General Election: Political Communication and Public Agenda in Social Media
  Tham Jen SernHasmah Zanuddin

  Everyone has a voice and can broadcast it to the world. We hear about the old maxim of media do not tell people what to...

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