Digital leadership, Twitter and Pope Francis
The Internet reproduces and strengthens our model of social dialog. Just as in the physical world, the online public conversation and, above all, the ideological debate, requires leaders who can be a point of reference to either foster values or contradict them. The concept of leadership has drawn t...
| Published in: | Church, Communication and Culture |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis
[2016]
|
| In: |
Church, Communication and Culture
|
| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history RH Evangelization; Christian media ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Pope Francis
B Digital leadership B Twitter B transcendent leadership |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The Internet reproduces and strengthens our model of social dialog. Just as in the physical world, the online public conversation and, above all, the ideological debate, requires leaders who can be a point of reference to either foster values or contradict them. The concept of leadership has drawn the attention of several studies concerning communication management. Leaders are neither all equal nor do they exercise leadership by means of the same tools. This article studies both the concept of digital leadership as a guide for online conversation and the use that microblogs, such as Twitter, can provide for this purpose. Among several public figures using Twitter, we have focused our study on the @Pontifex account to have an insight into the type of leadership exercised by the Holy Father and the impact of his teaching. The analysis shows that the Pope uses Twitter for catechetical purposes and that he is aware that his message can reach a large audience. Moreover, although interaction between the Pope and his followers on this platform is a fact already known, we have further found that some messages arouse followers' interest more than others do. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2375-3242 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church, Communication and Culture
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23753234.2016.1181307 |