Investigating Participatory Dynamics Through Social Media Using a Multideterminant “Frame” Approach: The Case of Climategate on YouTube

Porter, Amanda J.; Hellsten, Iina

doi:10.1111/jcc4.12065

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“…Other studies based on English web feeds (e.g., Gavin and Marshall, 2011;Koteyko, Thelwall, and Nerlich, 2010), blogs (e.g., Lockwood, 2010;Sharman, 2014) and YouTube discourses (e.g., Porter and Hellsten, 2014) also revealed significant climate change skepticism and climate science critique online. With these results in mind, one could assume that people who participate in science communication online are (often) science skeptics.…”

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Who participates in the climate change online discourse? A typology of Germans’ online engagement

Taddicken

Reif

2016

Communications

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This paper argues the relevance of the internet for scientific communication. It is not only an immense source of information, it also empowers laypeople to interact by commenting, rating, and sharing online content. Previous studies have found that users' contributions to online content affect the reception processes. However, research on who actually uses these participatory possibilities is scarce. This paper characterizes engaged (and non-engaged) online users by analyzing online engagement (using search engines and different participatory forms) with a representative German online survey (n = 1,463). Different groups of climate change perceptions (such as uncertainty of scientific evidence), attitudes, knowledge, and online engagement are identified with hierarchical cluster analyses. Interest and knowledge are main drivers of online engagement, although a group of uninterested, unknowing and doubtful users participates in SNSs. The most active group, participating experts, knows most about scientific processes in climate sciences. No distinct group of skeptical participants was identified.

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Section: Online Engagementmentioning

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“…However, research on online climate change communication so far remains scarce Porter and Hellsten, 2014). It is unknown who the involved online users are.…”

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Who participates in the climate change online discourse? A typology of Germans’ online engagement

Taddicken

Reif

2016

Communications

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“…Less is known about online climate change communication (Jaspal, Nerlich, & Koteyko, 2013;Porter & Hellsten, 2014) and the dynamics of attention and subtopics, although it is relevant: firstly, the Internet is considered to be a more important source of climate change information than family and friends (Synovate, 2010). Secondly, with regard to climate change, Internet usage increases knowledge (Special Eurobarometer 364, 2011;Zhao, 2009), the need for information (Zhao, 2009), and a high need for information also bolsters problem awareness and behavioral intentions (Taddicken, 2013).…”

Section: Climate Change Communicationmentioning

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The Dynamics of Issue Attention in Online Communication on Climate Change

Lörcher¹,

Neverla²

2015

MaC

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Issues and their sub-topics in the public agenda follow certain dynamics of attention. This has been studied for "offline" media, but barely for online communication. Furthermore, the enormous spectrum of online communication has not been taken into account. This study investigates whether specific dynamics of attention on issues and sub-topics can be found in different online public arenas. We expect to identify differences across various arenas as a result of their specific stakeholders and constellations of stakeholders, as well as different trigger events. To examine these assumptions, we shed light on the online climate change discourse in Germany by undertaking a quantitative content analysis via manual and automated coding methods of journalistic articles and their reader comments, scientific expert blogs, discussion forums and social media at the time of the release of the 5th IPCC report and COP19, both in 2013 (n = 14.582). Our results show online public arena-specific dynamics of issue attention and sub-topics. In journalistic media, we find more continuous issue attention, compared to a public arena where everyone can communicate. Furthermore, we find event-specific dynamics of issue attention and sub-topics: COP19 received intensive and continuous attention and triggered more variation in the sub-topics than the release of the IPCC report.

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“…Research has also found that YouTube comments appear to reflect real-life communication behavior (Schultes, Dorner, & Lehner, 2013). Thus, YouTube commentary may serve as a lens for public opinion on issue importance, or even as a venue for user mobilization, learning, and opinion-formation (Jones & Schieffelin, 2009;Kirk & Schill, 2011;Porter & Hellsten, 2014).…”

Section: Youtubementioning

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Refugee or Migrant Crisis? Labels, Perceived Agency, and Sentiment Polarity in Online Discussions

Lee

Nerghes²

2018

Social Media + Society

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In recent years, increasing attention has been dedicated to the hazardous and volatile situation in the Middle East, a crisis which has pushed many to flee their countries and seek refuge in neighboring countries or in Europe. In describing or discussing these tragic events, labels such as "European migrant crisis" and "European refugee crisis" started being widely used by the media, politicians, and the online world alike. The use of such labels has the potential to dictate the ways in which displaced people are received and perceived. With this study, we investigate label use in social media (specifically YouTube), the emergent patterns of labeling that can cause further disaffection and tension or elicit sympathy, and the sentiments associated with the different labels. Our findings suggest that migration issues are being framed not only through labels characterizing the crisis but also by their describing the individuals themselves. Using topic modeling and sentiment analysis jointly, our study offers valuable insights into the direction of public sentiment and the nature of discussions surrounding this significant societal crisis, as well as the nature of online opinion sharing. We conclude by proposing a four-dimensional model of label interpretation in relation to sentiment-that accounts for perceived agency, economic cost, permanence, and threat, and identifies threat and agency to be most impactful. This perspective reveals important influential aspects of labels and frames that may shape online public opinion and alter attitudes toward those directly affected by the crisis.

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Investigating Participatory Dynamics Through Social Media Using a Multideterminant “Frame” Approach: The Case of Climategate on YouTube

Abstract: This paper offers a framework for examining the relationship between social, instrumental, and technological determinants of participation through social media (Dahlberg, 2004) using a discursive approach based in the concepts of frames and framing (Goffman, 1974;Snow & Benford, 1992

Cited by 48 publications

References 38 publications

Who participates in the climate change online discourse? A typology of Germans’ online engagement

Who participates in the climate change online discourse? A typology of Germans’ online engagement

The Dynamics of Issue Attention in Online Communication on Climate Change

Refugee or Migrant Crisis? Labels, Perceived Agency, and Sentiment Polarity in Online Discussions

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