The Role of Social Media in Societal Change: Cases in Finland of Fifth Estate Activity on Facebook
The Internet can be used to reconfigure access to information and people in ways that can support networked individuals and enhance their relative communicative power vis-à-vis other individuals and institutions, such as by supporting collective action, sourcing of information, and whistle blowing....
Main Authors: | Niina Sormanen, William H. Dutton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-11-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115612782 |
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