Replication data for: Digital Media in the 2008 Canadian Election

This paper examines the use and impact of digital media in the 2008 Canadian federal election. It examines the extent to which different digital media were employed by candidates and parties. The research informs a wider debate between competing schools of thought on the democratizing potential of the internet. It demonstrates a mixed role of digital media in the election. Structural, human and financial resources can be identified as advantaging established parties access to both conventional and online media. The pattern of adoption of different forms of digital media is also significantly effected by factors internal to professional politics.本研究考察了2008年加拿大联邦大选中数字媒体（digital media）的使用状况与影响，并分析了各候选人和政党对各类数字媒体的使用程度。本研究为围绕互联网民主化潜力展开的不同思想流派间的广泛辩论提供了学术支撑。研究表明，数字媒体在本次大选中发挥着混合作用；结构性资源、人力资源与财力资源可助力老牌政党同时获取传统媒体与在线媒体的资源。此外，不同形式数字媒体的采用模式，也显著受到职业政治领域内部因素的影响。