Research revolving social media and democracy has exploded. For almost two decades,
scholarship has offered new theories, revisited some old ones, and provided empirical …

Anchored by the extended Cognitive Mediation Model (CMM), this study relies on a survey
sample from China (N= 1333) to examine the relationship between social media incidental …

This study explores the role of the news-finds-me (NFM) perception—the belief that people
can be well-informed without actively seeking news due to their social networks—in …

Research has shown positive attitudes toward journalists and their roles foster pro-
democratic outcomes. With the rise of social media as news sources, algorithms operate as …

A significant body of literature within political communication revolves around the
constructive political virtues and blighting social and democratic consequences of political …

Scholars have recently sought to explain why some voters remain loyal to “their” parties or
candidates “no matter what they do”–an attitude that has been labeled as obstinate …

In the current media environment, some individuals have shifted from actively monitoring
news toward passively waiting for the media to alert them about news to a certain extent …

Trust in online digital news has become a significant concern affecting social cohesion in
China. Under the framework of folk theories, we interviewed urban and rural residents' …

Recent high-profile uses of deadly force by police in the United States and elsewhere have
been the subject of extensive media coverage and social unrest. In turn, researchers have …

Algorithmic recommendation technology, including news apps, social networking services
(SNSs), and video or short-video apps, and is widely embedded in various mobile …