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The power of precision air strikes and social media feeds in the 2012 Israel–Hamas conflict: ‘targeting transparency’
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Luke HeemsbergenLuke Heemsbergen, Simon LindgrenThis article analyses the evolving uses of social media during wartime through the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Spokesperson Facebook and Twitter accounts. The conflict between Israel and Hamas-affiliated groups in November 2012 has generated interesting data about social media use by a sovereign power in wartime and the resultant networked discourse. Facebook data is examined for effective patterns of dissemination through both content analysis and discourse analysis. Twitter data is explored through connected concept analysis to map the construction of meaning in social media texts shared by the IDF. The systematic examination of this social media data allows the authors’ analysis to comment on the evolving modes, methods and expectations for state public diplomacy, propaganda and transparency during wartime.
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Australian journal of international affairsVolume
68Issue
5Pagination
569 - 591Publisher
Taylor & FrancisLocation
Abingdon, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1035-7718eISSN
1465-332XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Australian Institute of International AffairsUsage metrics
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