Information networks and social media use in public diplomacy: a comparative analysis of South Korea and Japan
- Authors
- Park, Se Jung; Lim, Yon Soo
- Issue Date
- 2-Jan-2014
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- public diplomacy; information network; social media; a network analysis; public engagement
- Citation
- ASIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, v.24, no.1, pp.79 - 98
- Journal Title
- ASIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 79
- End Page
- 98
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/16777
- DOI
- 10.1080/01292986.2013.851724
- ISSN
- 0129-2986
- Abstract
- This article examines how South Korean and Japanese public diplomacy organizations employ digital media to embrace the principle of networked public diplomacy' through analyses of the web and social media practices. A network analysis was used to map interorganizational information networks among core public diplomacy organizations in each country. To reveal the key organizations' communication strategies on Facebook, a content analysis was also conducted. The findings indicate that Japan had a strong internal network infrastructure achieved through dispersed connections and partnerships; however, Korea had a centralized network, including a limited number of dominant actors. The results of content analysis suggest that both South Korea and Japanese public diplomats focused on promoting their cultural products and national values through their use of texts and visual images. In addition, user profile analysis gaged the degree of users' engagement in the organizations' profiles and identified the demographic features of users. Comparative data suggest the Korean public diplomacy organization was more successful at attracting and engaging with foreign public than the Japanese public diplomacy organization. These results imply that although these two countries had similar sociopolitical backgrounds and perspectives of public diplomacy, they had distinct forms of internal information networks, communication strategies, and social networking performances with public.
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