Abstract
The present research featured the way social net users perceive the image of the head of a region. The study involved comments to posts made by the governor of Kuzbass S. E. Tsivilev in VKontakte, Instagram, and Facebook. The analysis employed the method of narrative semiotics. The feedback between the population and the government appeared to depend on the specifics of the political regime in the region. Social nets became both a form of feedback and an indicator of the perception of the imposed image. Different social networks have different audiences, hence the different perception of the governor. Moreover, each social net has its own functionality, which sets the format of feedback. The initial hypothesis was that different social networks produce different attitudes towards the main figure of local executive power. The research results contradicted with this hypothesis and revealed a difference in the positioning of the executive branch and modeling of the governor’s image perception. Based on the data about different perception models, the local authorities can build new media strategies in order to improve the image of the governor in the eyes of the population.
Highlights
The present research featured the way social net users perceive the image of the head of a region
The analysis employed the method of narrative semiotics
The feedback between the population and the government appeared to depend on the specifics of the political regime in the region
Summary
Во ВKонтакте губернатор чаще выступает адресатом, в Instagram – субъектом, в Facebook он прописан адресатом. Режим доступа: https://www.facebook.com/ tsivilev42/posts/732054870827320 (дата обращения: 04.05.2021). Олицетворяющая власть, выступает активным актантом только в Facebook В иных социальных сетях он является пассивным субъектом, однако его пассивность – это неизбежная позиция для того, кто обращается: он стремится подвигнуть главного субъекта к действию, для обоснования этой интенции адресат прописывается пассивным. Аудитория Instagram видит региональную власть более персонализированной, аудитория Facebook считает губернатора более активной фигурой, а вот для аудитории Вконтакте губернатор выглядит максимально деперсонализированным субъектом. В Facebook же люди на порядок менее активны: они пишут примерно в три раза реже, чем в иных рассмотренных социальных сетях. Губернатор как адресат выглядит пассивным в социаль ных сетях ВКонтакте и Instagram
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