One of today's most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of
digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic …

Adding rainbow filters in support of LGBTQ+ movements or changing profile pictures to black
squares to show support for the BlackLivesMatter movement have become common …

New technologies raise fears in public discourse. In terms of digital media use and youth,
the advice has been to monitor and limit access to minimize the negative impacts. However …

With social media at the forefront of today's media context, citizens may perceive they don't
need to actively seek news because they will be exposed to news and remain well-informed …

Social media has skyrocketed to popularity in the past few years. The Arab Spring in 2011
as well as the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns have fueled interest in how social media …

More than 300 studies have been published on the relationship between digital media and
engagement in civic and political life. With such a vast body of research, it is difficult to see …

Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: digital media have provided political actors and
citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists …

This paper examines panel data from two waves of the Youth Participatory Politics Survey, a
nationally representative sample of young people in the United States. It employs a cross …

Although literature about the relationship between social media and political behaviors has
expanded in recent years, little is known about the roles of social media as a source of …

Social networking sites are popular tools to engage citizens in political campaigns, social
movements, and civic life. However, are the effects of social media on civic and political …