Efficacy of websites as a communication tool for Chilean deputies.

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https://doi.org/10.26441/RC18.2-2019-A7

Keywords:

websites, internet, cyberdemocracy, digital communication

Abstract

This article studies the effectiveness of websites of Chilean deputies as a communication tool. Researchers conduct a content analysis of the entire website of parliamentarians at two moments: 2015 and 2018. A first fact is that only half of the deputies have a website, rejecting its potential as a communication tool for citizens. In addition, none of the 129 websites analyzed, 66 in 2015 and 63 in 2018, is effective in terms of digital communication, underutilizing the informative and dialogical potential of this tool. The article also provides information about the use of Facebook and Twitter by parliamentarians. In the light of the results, the websites of Chilean deputies are used in the old logic of mass communication that includes a sender and a passive public, contradicting the digital democratization that characterizes the communication of the 21st century.

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Author Biographies

  • Fernando Fuente-Alba Cariola, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

    Doctor en Comunicación Audiovisual por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Profesor de Lenguaje Audiovisual y seminarios de investigación en nuevas tecnologías y sociedad en la Facultad de Comunicación, Historia y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción.

  • Carolina Parada Gavilán, Universidad del Desarrollo

    Doctora en Comunicación y Sociología por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Profesora de Comunicación Política, Comunicación Estratégica y Pensamiento Político en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad del Desarrollo.

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Published

2019-08-26

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2019)

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Papers

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How to Cite

Fuente-Alba Cariola, F., & Parada Gavilán, C. (2019). Efficacy of websites as a communication tool for Chilean deputies. Revista De Comunicación, 18(2), 139-154. https://doi.org/10.26441/RC18.2-2019-A7