Negative social media sentiment from state and local officials could be bad for local government finances

Marlowe, Justin (2022) Negative social media sentiment from state and local officials could be bad for local government finances. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (09 Feb 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Social media sentiment has become a powerful force across most aspects of society, and state and local government is no exception. In new research, Justin Marlowe tracks the social media output of state and local finance officials from 2014 to 2020, finding that their sentiment became more negative following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He writes that these negative sentiments could lead to real consequences for local government finances.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2022 14:15
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114083

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