Recently, several digital divide scholars suggested that a shift is needed from a focus on
binary Internet access (first-level digital divide) and Internet skills and use (second-level …

Twitter has become a pervasive tool in election campaigns. Candidates, parties, journalists,
and a steadily increasing share of the public are using Twitter to comment on, interact …

The mechanisms by which users of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter spread
misinformation are not well understood. In this study, we argue that the effects of …

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 …

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 …

How can one technology—social media—simultaneously give rise to hopes for liberation in
authoritarian regimes, be used for repression by these same regimes, and be harnessed by …

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 …

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 …

Elections are among the most critical events in a national calendar. During elections,
candidates increasingly use social media platforms to engage voters. Using the 2016 US …

Undoubtedly, populist political candidates from the right and the left, including Donald
Trump and Bernie Sanders, changed the tenor and direction of the 2016 presidential contest …