The roles of interpersonal communication in mass media campaigns

BG Southwell, MC Yzer - Annals of the International …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Communication scholarship has witnessed an explosion of disciplinary divisions and
specific topic interest groups in the past 50 years that represents either noteworthy …

Social media, network heterogeneity, and opinion polarization

JK Lee, J Choi, C Kim, Y Kim - Journal of communication, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Employing a national probability survey in 2012, this study tests relationships between
social media, social network service (SNS) network heterogeneity, and opinion polarization …

Civility 2.0: A comparative analysis of incivility in online political discussion

I Rowe - Information, communication & society, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In an effort to clean up user comment sections, news organizations have turned to
Facebook, the world's largest social network site, as a way to make users more identifiable …

Being a citizen online: New opportunities and dead ends

DA Scheufele, MC Nisbet - Harvard International Journal of …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
This study compares the impact of various types of traditional and Web-based forms of
communication on political efficacy, knowledge, and participation. Findings suggest that the …

[BOOK][B] Beyond slacktivism

J Dennis, J Dennis, Finotello - 2019 - Springer
The study of interest groups and their role in political life has undergone somewhat of a
renaissance in recent years. Long standing scholarly themes such as interest groups …

Social structure and citizenship: Examining the impacts of social setting, network heterogeneity, and informational variables on political participation

DA Scheufele, MC Nisbet, D Brossard… - Political …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we develop a model of the interplay between sociostructural determinants of an
individual's discussion behavior, such as the setting of primary discussion networks (work …

Examining differential gains from Internet use: Comparing the moderating role of talk and online interactions

BW Hardy, DA Scheufele - Journal of Communication, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The idea that interpersonal discussion moderates the effect of public affairs mass media on
participatory behavior has been empirically supported by recent research. However, these …

Political talk as a catalyst for online citizenship

MC Nisbet, DA Scheufele - Journalism & mass …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite numerous and strong claims regarding the impact of the Internet on civic
engagement, there has been limited empirical inquiry into the topic. In order to redress this …

Measuring online political dialogue: Does polarization trigger more deliberation?

IJ Serrano-Contreras, J García-Marín… - Media and …, 2020 - ssoar.info
In recent years, we have witnessed an increasing consolidation of different realms where
citizens can deliberate and discuss a variety of topics of general interest, including politics …

Interpersonal amplification of risk? Citizen discussions and their impact on perceptions of risks and benefits of a biological research facility

AR Binder, DA Scheufele, D Brossard… - Risk Analysis: An …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Much risk communication research has demonstrated how mass media can influence
individual risk perceptions, but lacks a comprehensive conceptual understanding of another …