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 …

Mobile instant messaging services (MIMS) are emerging as important digital environments
in citizens' everyday lives. We explore the use of MIMS for talking about politics with unique …

Legacy news media have invested substantially in developing digital and mobile news
provisioning, alongside the widespread diffusion of information and communication …

While many scholars have studied collective action with a strong social media component
led by marginalized groups, few have unpacked how this form of political engagement …

There is growing concern that Western liberal democracy has been undermined over the
decades by citizens' participation deficit in institutional politics and distrust of institutions and …

152 Mobile Media & Communication 3 (2) rearranged conditions, but also many other
industries, such as music, marketing, and retail as well as the news media industry. The rise …

Especially during election times, news is an indispensable means for citizens to make
informed political decisions. The ubiquitous information access of mobile devices creates …

This introductory chapter sets the media-historical and theoretical scene for the exploration
of the shifts toward image-centricity in contemporary multimodal practices posited in the …

We investigate whether and how informal political talk on digital media contributes to
citizens' political participation with unique surveys based on samples representative of …

Social media have become important sources of news yet existing research has not paid
much attention to types of social media news usage and platforms. This study examines how …