Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022

This study displays Twitter's relevance in collecting sentiments and evaluating social networks, notably in election processes. This study examines 10,000 tweets on the 2022 Philippine presidential election, gathered during the key week of May 9–13, 2022, to show Twitter's influence in mol...

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Main Authors: Christine B. Tenorio, Yammie Palao Daud, Lalevie Casas Lubos
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar 2024-08-01
Series:Otoritas: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan
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Online Access:https://journal.unismuh.ac.id/index.php/Otoritas/article/view/14590
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description This study displays Twitter's relevance in collecting sentiments and evaluating social networks, notably in election processes. This study examines 10,000 tweets on the 2022 Philippine presidential election, gathered during the key week of May 9–13, 2022, to show Twitter's influence in molding the public conversation. The study found the most popular hashtags, including #halalan2022 and #eleksyon2022, highlighting their importance in the digital discussion around the election. A thorough social network study established eight key communities, demonstrating a strong connection among Filipino netizens during election-related debates. Among these, noteworthy people such as @RexelBartolome and @daywreckoning, as well as the news site @ABSCBNEWS, emerged as essential nodes, demonstrating their influence in information dissemination. Sentiment analysis of the tweets revealed a mostly neutral public mood toward the election, with frequent phrases such as "martial law" and "never again" indicating the discourse's underlying themes. This study examines Twitter as a valuable instrument for political analysis and advocates for a more sophisticated method of picking tweets that truly reflect community attitudes. Future studies should look beyond pre-election times to provide a complete picture of online debate, using Twitter's API for easy data gathering and analysis. This study closes a fundamental gap in understanding social media dynamics in the Philippines, providing insights for academic and practical applications in political communication.
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spelling doaj-art-8ff8a8e72bc842ffb83d42b5c09f0fcd2025-01-29T22:28:19ZengUniversitas Muhammadiyah MakassarOtoritas: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan2088-37062502-93202024-08-0114241342810.26618/ojip.v14i2.145906637Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022Christine B. Tenorio0Yammie Palao Daud1Lalevie Casas Lubos2College of Public Administration and Governance, Bukidnon State UniversityCollege of Public Administration and Governance, Bukidnon State UniversityCollege of Public Administration and Governance, Bukidnon State UniversityThis study displays Twitter's relevance in collecting sentiments and evaluating social networks, notably in election processes. This study examines 10,000 tweets on the 2022 Philippine presidential election, gathered during the key week of May 9–13, 2022, to show Twitter's influence in molding the public conversation. The study found the most popular hashtags, including #halalan2022 and #eleksyon2022, highlighting their importance in the digital discussion around the election. A thorough social network study established eight key communities, demonstrating a strong connection among Filipino netizens during election-related debates. Among these, noteworthy people such as @RexelBartolome and @daywreckoning, as well as the news site @ABSCBNEWS, emerged as essential nodes, demonstrating their influence in information dissemination. Sentiment analysis of the tweets revealed a mostly neutral public mood toward the election, with frequent phrases such as "martial law" and "never again" indicating the discourse's underlying themes. This study examines Twitter as a valuable instrument for political analysis and advocates for a more sophisticated method of picking tweets that truly reflect community attitudes. Future studies should look beyond pre-election times to provide a complete picture of online debate, using Twitter's API for easy data gathering and analysis. This study closes a fundamental gap in understanding social media dynamics in the Philippines, providing insights for academic and practical applications in political communication.https://journal.unismuh.ac.id/index.php/Otoritas/article/view/14590twittersocial network analysissentiment analysiselection
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social network analysis
sentiment analysis
election
title Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022
title_full Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022
title_fullStr Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022
title_full_unstemmed Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022
title_short Tweeting democracy: analyzing twitter's role in public participation during the Philippine election 2022
title_sort tweeting democracy analyzing twitter s role in public participation during the philippine election 2022
topic twitter
social network analysis
sentiment analysis
election
url https://journal.unismuh.ac.id/index.php/Otoritas/article/view/14590
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