[Air-L] social media theories

[Sukaina Ehdeed]

Hi all,
Are there any theories/models related to social media use/political
communication/information aspects?

I am doing a research in relation to social media use in Libyan revolution
context. My main objectives are:
-To find out how social media has been used among Libyans during the
revolutionary and post-revolutionary period, through conducting
semi-structured interviews and doing content analysis of sample of public
Facebook pages.

-To explore young Libyans’ perception regarding the impact of social media
on their views and attitudes in relation to the revolution and
post-revolutionary period.

Do you have any suggestions? Will be helpful for me if you share your
knowledge.

Thanks,


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Sukaina Ehdeed
PhD Student, Information School, University of Sheffield, UK
Lecturer, Dept of Library and Information Science, University of Tripoli,
Libya