How Do Politicians Use Social Media?

Regardless of the form of government, the art and science of politics depends heavily on…

Guidelines for preparing the political communication campaign proposal

Social Media and The Upcoming 2018 Elections

Lebanon is finally “expecting” to hold a parliamentary elections on May 6, 2018…

Persuasion vs. Manipulation

Political communication involves three elements that allow political action to come to live. The first element are the political organizations that involve political parties, political actors, public organizations, pressure groups, terrorist organizations, and governments. Most…

Half the Society, Half the Parliament

According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Lebanon ranks 183rd among 193 countries in…

The Roles of the Media

Media play a viral role in our lives. From informing, educating, playing the role of a watchdog, to providing a space for advocating political viewpoints, media almost never fails to cater to the needs of people and provide them with a place or a space to join political conversations and…

Pulse of Change

Ahead of the 2018 General Election, Kataeb Chief Samy Gemayel launched his party’s electoral campaign, with a strong plan for real…

Political Communication

The term “Political communication” carries a number of definitions for both words “ are themselves open to a variety of definitions, more or less broad” (McNair, 1995, p. 3). But a good definition for political communication was brought by Denton and Woodward (1990) is the aspects and…

New face of Lebanese politics

Are the next general elections a watershed moment in Lebanese politics?

Social Media and Politicians

In fact, social media platforms are increasingly used in political context. More recently, twitter as a microblogging platform and face book are believed to have the potential in increasing the average of political participation. Using twitter for example encourages the audience…