کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
139108 162483 2014 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cyber warriors in the Middle East: The case of the Syrian Electronic Army
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
جنگجویان سایبری در خاورمیانه: مورد ارتش الکترونیکی سوریه
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری بازاریابی و مدیریت بازار
چکیده انگلیسی


• Syrian Electronic Army is not a hacktivist group but is made up of cyber warriors.
• SEA is a public relations tool for Assad's government to draw the world's attention to the official Syrian version of events taking place in the country and countering the impact of Syrian oppositional groups.
• Majority of online comments on SEA's YouTube channel was pro-Assad but there is evidence of e-moderation.
• The general online rhetoric is characterized by flaming and highly sectarian nature.
• SEA is a unique case in online political public relations because of the political and cultural context.

This paper investigates the online hacking group, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), and examines its goals. The study argues that it is not a hacktivist group but is made up of cyber warriors who are closely connected to the Syrian government in order to serve two main goals: serving as a public relations tool for the Syrian government to draw the world's attention to the official Syrian version of events taking place in the country and countering the impact of Syrian oppositional groups. The study investigates the online reaction to SEA by analyzing the comments posted on its YouTube videos in order to better understand the group's aims and strategies and the public perception.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Public Relations Review - Volume 40, Issue 3, September 2014, Pages 420–428
نویسندگان
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