The use of Twitter by state leaders and its impact on the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05540" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05540</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The use of Twitter by state leaders and its impact on the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article examines how many leaders used Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic, in what way, and the impact they had on the public. In the context of Twitter, the impact on the public refers to the growth in followers as it signifies the increased interest of the public about information. 50,872 tweets were collected from 143 state leaders and an original dataset was created containing information on the growth of followers. Ordinary least squares regression models were used for the analysis. It was found that 64.8% of UN member states had a leader that tweeted about COVID-19. Furthermore, a significant increase in the number of followers during the pandemic compared to months prior was noted. Since March, the pandemic has been a dominant topic on Twitter. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest percentage increase in gaining Twitter followers was experienced by politicians who frequently tweeted and those who had a lower ratio of the number of followers to internet users. The research implies that citizens are interested in being informed about emergencies through social networks, and government officials should use them.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The use of Twitter by state leaders and its impact on the public during the COVID-19 pandemic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article examines how many leaders used Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic, in what way, and the impact they had on the public. In the context of Twitter, the impact on the public refers to the growth in followers as it signifies the increased interest of the public about information. 50,872 tweets were collected from 143 state leaders and an original dataset was created containing information on the growth of followers. Ordinary least squares regression models were used for the analysis. It was found that 64.8% of UN member states had a leader that tweeted about COVID-19. Furthermore, a significant increase in the number of followers during the pandemic compared to months prior was noted. Since March, the pandemic has been a dominant topic on Twitter. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest percentage increase in gaining Twitter followers was experienced by politicians who frequently tweeted and those who had a lower ratio of the number of followers to internet users. The research implies that citizens are interested in being informed about emergencies through social networks, and government officials should use them.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Heliyon

ISSN

2405-8440

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

6

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

11

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

"Article number: e05540"

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85096581471