Research on populist attitudes has bloomed in recent years, especially among political
science and communication scholars. While this trend is undoubtedly positive to unravel …

We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world. As the internet has become
increasingly platformized, with a small number of technology giants that dominate the global …

Since the 1990s, the influence of the internet and social media in daily communication has
skyrocketed. This has brought both remarkable opportunities and perceived perils. Recent …

The third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive
coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the …

Populist politicians increasingly accuse opposing media of spreading disinformation or “fake
news.” However, empirical research on the effects of these accusations is scarce. This …

Alongside the recent rise of political populism, a new type of alternative media has
established in past years that allegedly contribute to the distribution of the populist narrative …

Concern over online news echo chambers has been a consistent theme in recent debates
on how people get news and information. Yet, we lack a basic descriptive understanding of …

Although social media have become important venues for right-wing populist (RWP)
campaigns, the content, selection, and effects of RWP messages on social media remain …

There has been much discussion worldwide about the crisis of trust, with evidence of
declining trust in social, economic, political and media institutions. The rise of populism, and …

Although research has amply demonstrated that people exhibit confirmatory biases
associated with exposure and information sharing on social media, there is a lack of …