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Information sources cited and relayed in political conversations on Twitter

Oh, Jung Sun; Ahn, Jae-wook; Lee, Jisue

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Title
Information sources cited and relayed in political conversations on Twitter
Author(s)
  • Oh, Jung Sun
  • Ahn, Jae-wook
  • Lee, Jisue
Issue Date
2016-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • Twitter
  • Political Communication
  • Information Sources
  • Retweet
Abstract
Using the Twitter data collected prior to the Presidential Election in Korea in 2012, we ask questions regarding influential sources of information in public political discourse. The frequently cited sources, being included as URLs in political tweet messages, are identified and categorized. The result shows that people rely on various sources of information beyond the traditional news media, but the pattern of sharing differ by sources.
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iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
IConference 2016 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89393
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9776/16591
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