#SaveDonbassPeople: Twitter, Propaganda, and Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
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| Publication date |
2015
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| Journal |
The Communication Review
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| Volume | Issue number |
18 | 4
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| Pages (from-to) |
239-270
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM)
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| Abstract |
In this article we explore the use of the #SaveDonbassPeople hashtag in the context of an online protest campaign against the military operation in Eastern Ukraine. The campaign was initiated by anti-government activists, but soon became contested by supporters of the Ukrainian government, turning Twitter into an online battleground. Our findings suggest that in the course of the campaign, Twitter was predominantly used as a propaganda outlet to broadcast opposing views on the ongoing conflict.
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| Document type |
Article
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1080/10714421.2015.1085776
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