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The role of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube as sources of information about Europe
Institute for Media Studies, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0242-8516
Arts and Media Department, IULM University, Italy.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1960-6243
MediaLab CIES Iscte, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.
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2026 (English)In: Digital Media Shadowing Democracy: Technology, Communication, and Power / [ed] A. Balčytienė, P. Bajomi-Lázár, & H. Sousa, Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2026, p. 149-170Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this chapter, we provide insights into the platformisation of media content by examining how news professionals communicate about European issues on major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) across ten European countries and how the public engages in discussions about these issues on these platforms. The results provide essential information about the digital public sphere with respect to the most relevant European issues (health, the climate, and the economy, according to the Eurobarometer), published by both professional news producers and non-professional actors over three months (September–November 2021). However, the results only reveal a few references to the dimensions of Europeanisation in social media posts, as institutions, law, and governance are the most frequently mentioned dimensions in the analysis, demonstrating that Europe is primarily associated with the establishment. By contrast, no trends of Europeanisation from below were found. We discuss these findings with respect to the potential impact of platforms on public sphere failures.

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Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2026. p. 149-170
Keywords [en]
content analysis, digital public sphere, Europeanisation, European identity, social media platforms
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Media and Communication Studies
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Media
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URN: urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13756DOI: 10.48335/9789189864290-8OAI: oai:DiVA.org:norden-13756DiVA, id: diva2:2058050
Available from: 2026-05-12 Created: 2026-05-06 Last updated: 2026-04-22

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