TY - JOUR
T1 - Media and YouTube appeal in social movement mobilization
T2 - The case of anti-tourism incident
AU - Karyotakis, Minos Athanasios
AU - Matinakiourexidou,
AU - Antonopoulos, Nikos
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: A part of this article is based on research undertaken by the lead author while a doctoral student at Hong Kong Baptist University, supported by the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). Apart from that scholarship, the authors received no other financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Funding Information:
A part of this article is based on research undertaken by the lead author while a doctoral student at Hong Kong Baptist University, supported by the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). Apart from that scholarship, the authors received no other financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© Media Watch.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Spain has become the second most popular destination in the world, and the city of Barcelona has experienced several incidents characterized by anti-tourism sentiment. One of them was the ‘tourist go home’ movement, which attracted interest throughout the world. In this study, quantitative and empirical approaches were used to collect and analyzed the sample. The analyses were conducted focusing on specific characteristics of YouTube videos. This research highlights the dynamic of a brand-new “anti-tourist” emotion and movement, which is linked to mass tourism and to renting platforms such as Airbnb. Additionally, the conducted study tried to analyze this new social phenomenon, paying simultaneous attention to the YouTube platform as a propaganda tool and the use of hate speech as a weapon against individuals. Subsequently, it is believed that the examined issue influences social media companies, social movements, the tourism industry, journalists, state, and non-state actors.
AB - Spain has become the second most popular destination in the world, and the city of Barcelona has experienced several incidents characterized by anti-tourism sentiment. One of them was the ‘tourist go home’ movement, which attracted interest throughout the world. In this study, quantitative and empirical approaches were used to collect and analyzed the sample. The analyses were conducted focusing on specific characteristics of YouTube videos. This research highlights the dynamic of a brand-new “anti-tourist” emotion and movement, which is linked to mass tourism and to renting platforms such as Airbnb. Additionally, the conducted study tried to analyze this new social phenomenon, paying simultaneous attention to the YouTube platform as a propaganda tool and the use of hate speech as a weapon against individuals. Subsequently, it is believed that the examined issue influences social media companies, social movements, the tourism industry, journalists, state, and non-state actors.
KW - Fake identities
KW - Hate speech
KW - Propaganda
KW - Social media
KW - Social movement
KW - Tourist go home
KW - YouTube
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070737852&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15655/mw/2019/v10i3/49691
DO - 10.15655/mw/2019/v10i3/49691
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85070737852
SN - 0976-0911
VL - 10
SP - 687
EP - 701
JO - Media Watch
JF - Media Watch
IS - 3
ER -