1. Party organizational change and ICTs: The growth of a virtual grassroots?
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Gibson, Rachel K., Gillan, Kevin, Greffet, Fabienne, Lee, Benjamin J., and Ward, Stephen
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INFORMATION technology ,MASS media & politics ,POLITICAL parties ,VOTERS ,CAMPAIGN debates ,BLOGS ,POLITICAL candidates - Abstract
The article discusses various aspects of the growth in utilization of information and communication technologies and mass media by the political parties in England. It examines the impact of unofficial blogs of the political party which puts wrong impression of the political candidates among voters. It discusses the methodologies utilized for assessment of popularity of blogs of four political parties in England. It also highlights the role of blogs which forms an integral part of voters to focus on the lacking of political candidates, as well as alternative options for hosting political debate.
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- 2013
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