to quiz the on the so called "stability-bonds" this week in plenary. Find the complete agenda @ (Appendix H). The analysis of the section paragraphs (Appendix I) also shows a low readability “About” score, ranking between 23.80 and 36.86. This section is relevant to the readers because it describes the mission, moderation policy, and it is the first contact with a new institution’s viewer. Discussion The findings of this paper are in accordance with previous research and scholars’ predictions. The predominance of the public information model supports Grunig and Hunt’s findings that this type of model is mainly used by public institutions and governments (Fawkes, 2008). Moreover, the answers have no follow-up and most of their questions remain audience’s unanswered. Important issues such as what happens with suggestions or if there is any people’s impact people can have through the Facebook page remain unsolved. These findings support Michailidou (2008) who argues that European Union institutions lack transparency about how ideas are taken in consideration. people’s The European Parliament is making efforts to adapt to the new social media environment by sharing pictures and video material on each status update. Moreover, efforts are also being made in trying to increase the rate of involvement through rhetoric use of language. people’s However, it can be argued that the social to increase trust and start media’s potential conversations with the audience is not maximized.. This is based mainly on the predominance of one way public relations models rather than encouraged two-way symmetrical approach. The
to quiz the on the so called "stability-bonds" this week in plenary. Find the complete agenda @ (Appendix H). The analysis of the “About” section paragraphs (Appendix I) also shows a low readability score, ranking between 23.80 and 36.86. This section is relevant to the readers because it describes the institution’s mission, moderation policy, and it is the first contact with a new viewer. Discussion The findings of this paper are in accordance with previous research and scholars’ predictions. The predominance of the public information model supports Grunig and Hunt’s findings that this type of model is mainly used by public institutions and governments (Fawkes, 2008). Moreover, the audience’s answers have no follow-up and most of their questions remain unanswered. Important issues such as what happens with people’s suggestions or if there is any impact people can have through the Facebook page remain unsolved. These findings support Michailidou (2008) who argues that European Union institutions lack transparency about how people’s ideas are taken in consideration. The European Parliament is making efforts to adapt to the new social media environment by sharing pictures and video material on each status update. Moreover, efforts are also being made in trying to increase the rate of people’s involvement through rhetoric use of language. However, it can be argued that the social media’s potential to increase trust and start conversations with the audience is not maximized.. This is based mainly on the predominance of one way public relations models rather than encouraged two-way symmetrical approach. The
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