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terça-feira, julho 12, 2005
UK - Internet given election verdict
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The Hansard Society study points to research suggesting online activity has doubled since the 2001 polls and has made voters feel better informed.
But still only 15% of the population went online to get information about the election, it says.
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Dr Ward, who wrote an essay for the new report, says an NOP opinion polls suggests the internet made a bigger impact at this election than in 2001:
* Out of all internet users, about 13% sent or received emails about the election in 2005, compared to 5% in 2001
* 17% used the internet for election information on at least a few occasions, up from 7%
* 22% visited a media website, compared to 11% four years ago
* Figures for online activities such as discussion, opinion polls, volunteering and donations are still small but are more than double 2001 levels
* 18% of those questioned this year said the internet had helped them make a better informed choice and 19% said that it helped them make up their mind - compared to 6% in 2001.
Dr Ward adds: "Internet users may be as likely to vote today as they were four years ago, but the overall importance of the internet for the election has greatly increased."
At the launch , Stephen Coleman, professor in e-democracy at Oxford University, said there had been no surge in internet election use.
Instead, there had been an incremental and pragmatic use in the campaign of a medium used in other ways for the rest of the year.
Prof Coleman said there were three main uses of the internet during the election: activities unconnected with the poll; people going online to avoid the election and find other news; and those using the internet to find out more about the vote.
But he said only 3% of people expected to have contact with their MP once the election was over.
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BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Internet given election verdict
The Hansard Society study points to research suggesting online activity has doubled since the 2001 polls and has made voters feel better informed.
But still only 15% of the population went online to get information about the election, it says.
...
Dr Ward, who wrote an essay for the new report, says an NOP opinion polls suggests the internet made a bigger impact at this election than in 2001:
* Out of all internet users, about 13% sent or received emails about the election in 2005, compared to 5% in 2001
* 17% used the internet for election information on at least a few occasions, up from 7%
* 22% visited a media website, compared to 11% four years ago
* Figures for online activities such as discussion, opinion polls, volunteering and donations are still small but are more than double 2001 levels
* 18% of those questioned this year said the internet had helped them make a better informed choice and 19% said that it helped them make up their mind - compared to 6% in 2001.
Dr Ward adds: "Internet users may be as likely to vote today as they were four years ago, but the overall importance of the internet for the election has greatly increased."
At the launch , Stephen Coleman, professor in e-democracy at Oxford University, said there had been no surge in internet election use.
Instead, there had been an incremental and pragmatic use in the campaign of a medium used in other ways for the rest of the year.
Prof Coleman said there were three main uses of the internet during the election: activities unconnected with the poll; people going online to avoid the election and find other news; and those using the internet to find out more about the vote.
But he said only 3% of people expected to have contact with their MP once the election was over.
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BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Internet given election verdict
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