The Impact of Political Advertising through Social Networking Sites on Egyptians’ Political Orientations and Choices

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  • khaled A. Gad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/ijbsr.v4i2.397

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of political advertising through social networking sites on Egyptians’ political orientations and choices. The objective of this paper is to determine how Egyptians’ social networking sites users are interested in political promoting campaigns and how they deal with such campaigns. Also the paper measures the impact of these campaigns in influencing the current political events, the individuals’ political choices and orientations, and the extent to which they can rely on such campaigns. 

 

A structured questionnaire has been developed and posted for two weeks on social networking sites; only 397 questionnaires were valid for statistical analysis. Research findings showed that

Egyptians are interested in the political promoting campaigns through social networking sites, Egyptians believe that political promoting campaigns have a significant effect on the political situation, and Egyptians deal positively with the political promoting campaigns. Furthermore the political promoting campaigns through social networking sites have a low effect on Egyptians’ political orientations and choices. Finally, Egyptians believe that political promoting campaigns through social networking sites have low level of credibility. These results can provide insights for Egyptian politicians to use social networking sites as an essential promoting channel to achieve the appropriate change in Egyptians’ political orientations and beliefs.    

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2014-02-26

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