The Strategic Usage of Facebook by Local Governments: A Structural Topic Modelling Analysis

We examine the content of the official Facebook pages of 502 Italian municipalities over the period 2016-2018 to empirically infer the motivations of municipalities to use Facebook. Our inference is mostly based on the relationship between the main topics discussed by the municipalities on Facebook...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ravenda, Diego, Valencia Silva, Maika, Argilés Bosch, Josep M, García Blandón, Josep
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Digital media Divulgació científica Legitimacy (Political science) Legitimitat (Ciències polítiques) Mass media Mitjans de comunicació de massa Mitjans de comunicació digitals Science news
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Zusammenfassung:	We examine the content of the official Facebook pages of 502 Italian municipalities over the period 2016-2018 to empirically infer the motivations of municipalities to use Facebook. Our inference is mostly based on the relationship between the main topics discussed by the municipalities on Facebook and the most related municipal expenses per capita, which are reported by function in municipal financial statements (...)
ISSN:	0378-7206
DOI:	10.1016/j.im.2022.103704