Introduction to Social Media, Activism, and Organizations

• Published in: Social media + society Vol. 4; no. 1
• Main Author: Murthy, Dhiraj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2018; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Activism; Advocacy; Case studies; Interest groups; Mass media; Organizational communication; Protest movements; Social activism; Social media; Social movement organizations; Social movements; Social networks; Transnationalism; organizations; social media; social movements

Social media have become increasingly pervasive. However, the literature on social movements and social media has not fully grasped just how much social media have fundamentally changed the landscape of organizational communication, ranging from stakeholders being able to directly mobilize resources...