Political Humour in the Social Network Sites

Ayse Asli Sezgin

Studies in Media and Communication, 2018, vol. 6, issue 1, 70-77

Abstract: ¡°Social network sites¡± first began to be used as new tools of political communication during the 2008 Presidential Election in the United States, and their importance became even more apparent during the Arab Spring. In the course of this, the social network sites became a new and widely discussed channel of communication. In addition to its ability to bring together people from different parts of the world by removing any time and space barriers, creates a virtual network that allows individuals with shared social values to take action in an organized manner. Furthermore, this novel, versatile and multi-faceted tool of political communication has also provided a new mean for observing various aspects of social reactions to political events. Instead of voters expressing their political views through their votes from one election to the other, we nowadays have voters who actively take part in political processes by instantly demonstrating their reactions and by directly communicating their criticisms online.

Keywords: body; masculinities; sexualities; publicity; LGBT tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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