Twitter in awareness campaigns on same sex unions in Poland and in the USA Cover Image

Twitter w kampaniach informacyjnych o związkach osób tej samej płci w Polsce i w USA
Twitter in awareness campaigns on same sex unions in Poland and in the USA

Author(s): Jacek Barlik
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: awareness campaigns; Twitter; social media; same-sex unions; LGBT organizations; social campaigns

Summary/Abstract: Public awareness campaigns have begun to actively use social media, including Twitter. This also concerns controversial social and political issues, new ideas and habits, arousing hot debates, as exemplified by same-sex unions. This chapter investigates the use of Twitter communication by the Polish and American organizations supporting same-sex unions in 2015. It serves as a case study to formulate conclusions about the role of Twitter in modern informational and educational campaigns.

  • Issue Year: 71/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 61-76
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish