Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence

U.S politicians have introduced a modern way in their electoral campaigns through the use of social media sites in order to transmit their political messages for mobilization purposes. In fact, such sites allow candidates to market themselves and to facilitate interaction with their potential voter...

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Main Author: Amel Ghermaoui
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Oran2 2015-12-01
Series:Traduction et Langues
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Online Access:https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/revuetranslang/index.php/translang/article/view/759
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description U.S politicians have introduced a modern way in their electoral campaigns through the use of social media sites in order to transmit their political messages for mobilization purposes. In fact, such sites allow candidates to market themselves and to facilitate interaction with their potential voters. Social media constitutes a shift in the media landscape, patterns a new guide for political communication, and allows candidates craft their political messages. Many scholars posit that traditional methods are losing ground in our modern times. Social networking sites like Face book show their successful use allowing reaching voters and influencing their choices. The purpose of this article is concerned with the analysis of the role this modern way plays taking the American election campaign case. As an example, Barack Obama’s campaign is taken as an example
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spelling doaj.art-daa18b7d47a441bb9b49d6d75303c58e2023-08-22T20:03:25ZdeuUniversity of Oran2Traduction et Langues1112-39742600-62352015-12-01142Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence Amel Ghermaoui0Universiy of Mostaganem Abdelhamid Ibn Badis- Algeria U.S politicians have introduced a modern way in their electoral campaigns through the use of social media sites in order to transmit their political messages for mobilization purposes. In fact, such sites allow candidates to market themselves and to facilitate interaction with their potential voters. Social media constitutes a shift in the media landscape, patterns a new guide for political communication, and allows candidates craft their political messages. Many scholars posit that traditional methods are losing ground in our modern times. Social networking sites like Face book show their successful use allowing reaching voters and influencing their choices. The purpose of this article is concerned with the analysis of the role this modern way plays taking the American election campaign case. As an example, Barack Obama’s campaign is taken as an example https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/revuetranslang/index.php/translang/article/view/759American election campaignssocial mediavotingFacebookBarack Obama
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Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence
Traduction et Langues
American election campaigns
social media
voting
Facebook
Barack Obama
title Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence
title_full Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence
title_fullStr Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence
title_full_unstemmed Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence
title_short Facebook during American election Campaigns: a tool for mobilization, fundraising and voting influence
title_sort facebook during american election campaigns a tool for mobilization fundraising and voting influence
topic American election campaigns
social media
voting
Facebook
Barack Obama
url https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/revuetranslang/index.php/translang/article/view/759
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