City councils online political communication through their websites. Case of Extremadura, Spain

Authors

  • Marí­a-Rosario Fernández-Falero El profesional de la información
  • Javier Trabadela-Robles
  • Indhira Garcés-Botacio
  • Soledad Ruano-López

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2017.may.06

Keywords:

Public information, Political communication, Municipal transparency, City councils, Management of local governments, Websites, Extremadura, Spain.

Abstract

Since the entry into force of the Law on transparency and good governance, city councils have had an obligation to fulfill the criteria and principles included therein. In this context of demanding better political communication from the authorities, a study of the communication on the websites of Extremadura´s city councils, representing more than 7,000 inhabitants, was carried out in the years 2015 and 2016. An analysis model, with 52 indicators grouped into five groups, was applied. This research presents and discusses the most interesting results and conclusions related to the online political communication of these city councils.

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Published

2017-06-11

How to Cite

Fernández-Falero, M.-R., Trabadela-Robles, J., Garcés-Botacio, I., & Ruano-López, S. (2017). City councils online political communication through their websites. Case of Extremadura, Spain. Profesional De La información, 26(3), 404–411. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2017.may.06

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