Italy: most discussed topics by politicians on social media 2018

The political system, personal topics and the economy. These were the main topics discussed by Italian political leaders on social media in 2018. By contrast, an analysis of their posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter during the first months of 2018 showed that rights and security were not among the trend topics. This mix of political debate and personal matters gives an idea on how social media are breaking down barriers between the public and those in power, according to common opinions reported in this survey. Social media as source of information for journalists Apart from the content shared by political leaders, statements on social networks can be used as a source of information. In Italy, 47 percent of journalists answering a poll in 2016 stated that Facebook was one of their main sources of information, and 36 percent of them indicated to use Twitter as well. Social media as news source for users Social media are an essential part of the daily media diet of Italian users who want to stay informed. In a survey conducted in 2017, 45 percent of respondents affirmed to browse on social networks every day. The share of respondents using newspapers as information source was lower, 17 percent.

政治体系、个人议题及经济领域。这些是意大利政治领导人在2018年社交媒体上讨论的主要议题。相较之下，对他们在2018年年初于Facebook、Instagram和Twitter上发布的帖子的分析表明，权利与安全并未位列热门话题之列。这种政治辩论与个人议题的交织，揭示了社交媒体如何打破公众与权力阶层之间的界限，正如本调查中普遍报道的观点所示。社交媒体作为记者的信息来源 除了政治领导人的共享内容外，社交媒体上的言论也可作为信息来源。在意大利，2016年一项调查显示，47%的受访记者表示Facebook是他们主要的信息来源之一，其中36%的记者也指出使用Twitter。社交媒体作为用户新闻来源 对于希望保持信息更新的意大利用户而言，社交媒体是他们日常媒体消费的重要组成部分。在2017年的一项调查中，45%的受访者表示他们每天都会浏览社交媒体。而将报纸作为信息来源的受访者比例较低，仅为17%。