To understand public opinion about immigration in Europe, one has to understand the
media's role in it. We present a literature review on research on media discourse on …

Prior work has identified a variety of factors that drive the way people identify and respond to
misinformation. Such factors include confirmation bias, perceived credibility of the …

The essential guide to decoding messages in a media-saturated world Media Literacy
teaches students how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information found in …

In this paper, we address the question of whether disinforming news spread online
possesses the power to change the prevailing political circumstances during an election …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

This study investigates media effects on stereotypic attitudes toward immigrants in a political
campaign that dealt with the naturalization of immigrants. By combining a content analysis of …

Few studies have empirically examined how media stereotypes of Muslims influence
Americans' support for public policies exclusively harming Muslims. Across three studies, we …

Emotions play an important role in explaining why news framing has effects on opinions
about immigration. Yet, our knowledge regarding which emotions are relevant for different …

Across Europe, the use of negative portrayals of immigrants in populist political advertising
has dramatically increased. An experimental study tested the underlying mechanisms and …

Given that political groups are dispersed across platforms, resulting in different discourses,
there is a need for more studies comparing communication across platforms. In this study …