Youth spend an average of> 7 hours/day using media, and the vast majority of them have
access to a bedroom television, computer, the Internet, a video-game console, and a cell …

True, media violence is not likely to turn an otherwise fine child into a violent criminal. But,
just as every cigarette one smokes increases a little bit the likelihood of a lung tumor …

Despite its growing prominence in news coverage and public discourse, there is still
considerable ambiguity regarding when and how fact-checking affects beliefs. Informed by …

Fake news have pervaded the social media landscape during the COVID-19 outbreak. To
further explore what contributed to fake news susceptibility of social media users, the …

Video games have long been seen as the exclusive territory of young, heterosexual white
males. In a media landscape dominated by such gamers, players who do not fit this mold …

Cyberbullying has become a critical social issue, which severely threatens children and
adolescents' physical and psychological health. The current research systematically …

This critical analysis of the" cultivation" literature reveals 3 conceptions of the term:(a)
George Gerbner's macrosystem explanation of mass media processes and effects,(b) a …

This article investigates Facebook users' awareness of privacy issues and perceived
benefits and risks of utilizing Facebook. Research found that Facebook is deeply integrated …

From emails to social media, from instant messaging to political memes, the way we produce
and transmit culture is radically changing. Understanding the consequences of the massive …

Notable advances resulting from new research findings, measurement approaches,
widespread uses of the Internet, and increasingly sophisticated approaches to sampling and …