RESEARCH OF POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS: THE STATE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
https://doi.org/10.26425/1816-4277-2018-6-171-176
Abstract
Social media are widely used by politicized audience and politicians. The article examines the problems of interaction between the state and society on social media. The paper highlights the policy of the Russian state aimed at both stimulating the use of new communication tools and controlling them. It is demonstrated that social media are neutral and the way they display depends on their acquired qualities in the certain political system.
About the Authors
O. Kryshtanovskaya
State University of Management
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. M. Filippova
Kryshtanovskaya Lab
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kryshtanovskaya O., Filippova A.M. RESEARCH OF POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS: THE STATE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. Vestnik Universiteta. 2018;(6):171-176. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26425/1816-4277-2018-6-171-176
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