Political Transparency in the Media: The Old Media’s Influence on Politicians’ Twitter Behaviour

• DOI: 10.26481/marble.2012.v1.118
• Publication Date: 2017-09-22T05:42:37Z
• Authors: Anne Theunissen
• Keywords: Political Communication; Electronic media

“Later today with my son to a football match: Heerenveen – Excelsior. It has been long time since I was on stand. # Looking forward!” (Rouvoet, 02-04-2011, Twitter) This is Tweet posted by André Rouvoet at the that he politician. Significantly, political figure who made his private activities transparent through public medium. In this way, denotes an important change in communication, which taken place over past few decades. Ever fifties, old media blurring border between and sphere, increased transparency of politicians. (Pels, 2003, p. 42) Also new have potential continue trend, as demonstrated Rouvoet’s Tweet. The distinction will be maintained rest paper. are defined non-interactive print- electronic media, such newspapers TV-programs. (Chun & Keenan, 2006, 284) To more precise, paper especially focuses popular commercial part media. online interactive forms mass weblogs, Twitter Facebook. (Ibid, 3) fact follows trend visible various older makes it interesting investigate extent other politicians copy these trends well. can reveal how influential actually is, politics one parts society distinctions sphere most prominent. Therefore, centred research question: what does way Dutch use Twitter, reflect dominant majority media?