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Mobilizing Political Information on the Websites of U.S. Labor Organizations During the 2012 Presidential Campaign
Labor Studies Journal
  • Clark Greer, Liberty University
  • Kurt D. Moreland, Cedarville University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2016
DOI
10.1177/0160449X16642353
Abstract

This study examined the extent to which mobilizing information (MI) was present on the websites of the largest, national U.S. labor unions during the 2012 presidential campaign. Using a content analysis, results showed that information and features associated with the election were scarce on the sites. The websites exhibited modest amounts of tactical MI associated with the presidential election. Locational and identificational MI were almost nonexistent on the sites. In addition, analyses showed that size of union was related to the number of features on the sites.

Keywords
  • Internet,
  • mobilizing information,
  • politics. unions
Citation Information
Clark Greer and Kurt D. Moreland. "Mobilizing Political Information on the Websites of U.S. Labor Organizations During the 2012 Presidential Campaign" Labor Studies Journal Vol. 41 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 153 - 170
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kurt_moreland/6/