Polarization and acculturation in US Election 2016 outcomes–Can twitter analytics predict changes in voting preferences

P Grover, AK Kar, YK Dwivedi, M Janssen - Technological Forecasting and …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Analytics-Driven Journalism: Editorial metrics and the reconfiguration of online news production practices in African newsrooms

D Moyo, A Mare, T Matsilele - Measurable journalism, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Although the notion of measuring the performance of news stories is not a new
phenomenon, the advent of online analytic tools has redefined the whole terrain of the …

Enmeshing the mundane and the political: Twitter, LGBTI+ outing and macro-political polarisation in Turkey

O Ozduzen, U Korkut - Contemporary Politics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Examining the relationship between social media, anti-gender and everyday polarisation,
this article identifies the ways social media platforms reflect the mundane amidst the …

African elections as a testing ground: Comparing coverage of Cambridge Analytica in Nigerian and Kenyan newspapers

B Ekdale, M Tully - African Journalism Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In March 2018, British and American news outlets published extensive reporting
on Cambridge Analytica's (CA) ethically and legally questionable activities in political …

The challenges of hosting televised deliberations in Ethiopian media

GK Kiflu, AC Ali, H Nigussie - The International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper explores the factors constraining public service and commercial television
channels in constituting the public sphere in Ethiopia. It focuses on three television stations …

[PDF][PDF] Facebook, youth and political action: A comparative study of Zimbabwe and South Africa

A Mare - Unpublished PhD thesis. Rhodes University …, 2015 - core.ac.uk
This comparative multi-sited study examines how, why and when politically engaged youths
in distinctive national and social movement contexts use Facebook to facilitate political …

Connections between internet, social media news use, and political participation in Kenya

G Kipkoech - Social Science Computer Review, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Competing theories have been put forward about the effect of Internet and social media use
for news on political engagement. Some argue that Internet use for news reduces political …

'Let us teach our children': Online racism and everyday far-right ideologies on TikTok

O Ozduzen, N Ferenczi, I Holmes - Visual Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper identifies perceptions of injustice, grievance, and alienation as online drivers of
radicalisation by concentrating on contemporary visual radicalisation patterns. It focuses on …

[BOOK][B] Measurable Journalism

M Carlson - 2019 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This book explores ways in which the increasingly 'measurable'news audience has had an
impact on journalistic practices, in an era when digital platforms provide real-time …

Citizen journalism revisited: A case study of Kenya's kibera news network

M Sobel Cohen, J Mwaura, K McIntyre - Journalism, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In an evolving media landscape, the prominence and influence of citizen journalism has
grown markedly, challenging historical norms and providing alternative narratives. While …