Definition of
Repercussion
The Latin word repercussio came to our language as repercussion. A verb that is the result of the sum of two elements: the prefix “re-“, equivalent to “again” or “backwards”, and the verb “percutere”, which can be translated as “penetrate hitting” or “hit insistently.” Its about act and result of passing on. This verb, for its part, can refer to propagate, diffuse, reflect or bounce.
The concept is often used with reference to the transcendence either spread that achieves an event. For example: “The words of the Spanish president had a great impact in Bolivia”, “I thought the concert would have a greater impact in the city’s newspapers”, “Luckily, the company scandal had almost no impact”.
- Repercussion and media
- The importance of social networks
- Small scale impact
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Repercussion and media
The repercussion of an event is usually linked to the arrival of the event in question to the media. When news is communicated to the society through the televisionthe radiothe diaries and Internet, it is likely to get a lot of impact. On the other hand, a fact that is not picked up by the media will have a limited impact.
Suppose that a deputy is denounced by corruption. If the complaint reaches the media, it will have a great impact: this means that many people will find out about the news. On the other hand, if the press decides not to broadcast the event, people will not have the chance to find out what happened.
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The importance of social networks
Currently the repercussion is closely associated with the Internet and more precisely with social networks. So much so that today many events and people become protagonists of today because they have become known through the aforementioned networks. An example of this is the spectacular repercussions that certain statements by politicians have, which become the focus of comments and jokes on apps such as Facebook or Twitter.
Thus, for example, some time ago the blunders of the former president of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, have managed to become known throughout the world due to their dissemination in the aforementioned networks.
These technological platforms influence the impact of events and people to such an extent that new concepts have emerged in this regard:
-This would be the case of viral, which is a word used to refer to photographs or videos that become authentic phenomena throughout the world, jumping to the media, because they are seen by millions of people.
-There is also what is known as a “trending topic” which is the list that Twitter draws up with the issues that are being discussed the most at that time and are arousing the most comments around the world. Issues that are presented using the relevant hashtag.
See also: History
Small scale impact
The impact can also occur on a smaller scale. Yes one person If you move and leave the neighborhood where you lived for twenty years, the news is likely to have repercussions among your former neighbors, who will discuss the move with each other.
This type of news, however, is not usually picked up by the media since its social importance It is limited (it is of interest to few people).
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