Political communication in Digital Social Networks

Abstract

In this field study, we try to show the nature of the political uses of digital social networks, the relationship between political actors and the role of the new media in the process of political communication among politicians, especially after the popular movement witnessed in Algeria recently and the great popular organization which some attributed to intensive media campaigns Where the political process can not be imagined at the present time without the presence of new media and communication media, including digital social networks, the latter often forced politicians to modify Communicate with the public and take into account the reactions and hopes of public opinion. The researchers started from the hypothesis that the policy has shrunk to contact where the goal of the political process is to gain support and support the media and communication, including the new media using the descriptive analytical method with its tools and observation and questionnaire, and the results of the field study of the reality of the relationship between the elements of political communication that the current political practice Have been subject to significant adjustments by the power of digital social networks.