Using the Clubhouse Platform in Politics

IF 0.4 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication Pub Date : 2023-03-17 DOI:10.1163/18739865-tat00007

Y. Al-Kandari, Khaled H. Alqahs

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Abstract

This study analyses the political aspects of the Clubhouse platform used in Kuwait as an emerging social media. An e-questionnaire considering demographical variables and scales was distributed, and 1,539 social media users in Kuwait were surveyed. SPSS (version 24) was used for data entry and analysis. Data showed a difference in the percentages of males and females using this platform without significantly changing the degree of use. There were variations in the use of the Clubhouse platform regarding political news. Additionally, positive relationships exist between the degree of using the Clubhouse platform and new and traditional media covering political news on related platforms. Results indicated that date of birth, educational level and the use of radio broadcasting, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter were factors impacting activity on the Clubhouse platform. The data in this study demonstrates how new media has been adapted to political affairs and concerns in Kuwait. Although Clubhouse is new, with fewer social media users, it has been characterized by political social media users, and COVID-19 could be one of the reasons.

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在政治中使用俱乐部平台

本研究分析了俱乐部会所平台作为一种新兴社交媒体在科威特使用的政治方面。分发了一份考虑人口统计变量和量表的电子问卷，对科威特1539名社交媒体用户进行了调查。采用SPSS（24版）进行数据录入和分析。数据显示，使用该平台的男性和女性比例存在差异，但使用程度没有显著变化。关于政治新闻，俱乐部会所平台的使用方式也各不相同。此外，俱乐部平台的使用程度与在相关平台上报道政治新闻的新媒体和传统媒体之间存在积极关系。结果表明，出生日期、教育水平和广播、Facebook、Snapchat和Twitter的使用是影响Clubhouse平台活动的因素。这项研究中的数据表明，新媒体是如何适应科威特的政治事务和关切的。尽管Clubhouse是新的，社交媒体用户较少，但它的特点是政治社交媒体用户，新冠肺炎可能是原因之一。

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Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication provides a transcultural academic sphere that engages Middle Eastern and Western scholars in a critical dialogue about culture, communication and politics in the Middle East. It also provides a forum for debate on the region’s encounters with modernity and the ways in which this is reshaping people’s everyday experiences. MEJCC’s long-term objective is to provide a vehicle for developing the field of study into communication and culture in the Middle East. The Journal encourages work that reconceptualizes dominant paradigms and theories of communication to take into account local cultural particularities.