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Cómo puede contribuir Twitter a una comunicación política más avanzada

2015; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 191; Issue: 774 Linguagem: Espanhol

10.3989/arbor.2015.774n4012

1988-303X

Miguel Moya Sánchez, Susana Herrera Damas,

Media and Digital Communication

With the incorporation of innovative functionalities –retweets, mentions, replies and hashtags– Twitter has become a favourite platform for political activism. Since its initial conception as a channel for personal updates, Twitter has turned into a medium for communication and political cooperation. Twitter has facilitated the emancipation of citizens and has aroused the interest of the political leadership. It has also attracted the attention of the research community, which has highlighted those aspects that make Twitter ideal for advanced communication. Through a bibliographic review of outstanding contributions, we have obtained the basis for developing a Decalogue of its utilities for and horizontal political communication that provides transparency and promotes citizen participation.