The rise of social media, and specifically Facebook, as a dominant force in the flow of news
in the United States has led to concern that people incur greater isolation from diverse …

Fox Populism offers fresh insights into why the Fox News Channel has been both
commercially successful and politically effective. Where existing explanations of Fox's …

Meta-theoretical focus is given to how communication researchers are approaching and
hypothesizing moderation. A moderation typology is offered and an evaluation of the field's …

This article provides evidence that affective polarization is an important mechanism linking
conservative media use to political misperceptions. Partisan media's potential to polarize is …

Using the theoretical framework of the Reinforcing Spirals Model, we examine over-time
relationships between partisan political discussion and affective political polarization using …

Social media users are able to read, share, and discuss news online with other people
coming from diverse contexts in their lives, including family members, co-workers, and …

Drawing on the 2012 American National Election Studies (ANES) panel data, this study
explores the influence of the consumption of partisan information sources on affective …

Misunderstanding News Audiences interrogates the prevailing myths around the impact of
the Internet and social media on news consumption and democracy. The book draws on a …

Media fragmentation and polarization have contributed to blurring the lines between
professional and non-professional journalism. Internationally, more fragmented-polarized …

The conference was marked by a unifying, invigorating, and captivating sense of a new
departure, underlined by a mutual feeling of social responsibility. In this spirit, the various …