Social media are recognized as important outlets for youth political expression, yet the
affordances of different platforms may shape the forms and styles of expression that young …

Adopting a comparative cross-platform approach, we examine youth political expression
and conversation on social media, as prompted by popular culture. Tracking a common case …

The role of social media in the global society and economy has increased substantially over
the years across different populations, age groups, and contexts. Using social media can be …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

Social media have become important sources of news yet existing research has not paid
much attention to types of social media news usage and platforms. This study examines how …

Recent years have seen a rise in social virtual reality (VR) platforms that allow people to
interact in real-time through voice and gestures. The ephemeral nature of communication on …

Purpose Consumers send billions of messages with high ephemerality each day, yet the
effects of this type of communication are relatively unknown. Online ephemeral …

Social media have expanded citizens' political repertoires with new modes of action. To
measure these changing political practices, a new instrument, called the Social Media …

We use a unique, nationally representative, survey of UK social media users (n= 2,005) to
identify the main factors associated with a specific and particularly troubling form of sharing …

Instant messaging (IM) platforms are believed to foster intimate and controlled conversations
within small groups and hence provide safe social settings for political conversations, and …