Previous research has found that much of the scholarship on citizen-engaged journalism
cites its democratic potential. This integrative literature review builds on that work by …

This study examines (1) how social media use (ie, blogs and social network sites (SNSs))
influences individuals' online political participation; and (2) the mediating role of exposure to …

Do online social media undermine authoritarianism? The conditions under which online
social networks can increase public awareness of electoral fraud in non-democracies are …

With the increase in citizen-generated news, the need to understand how individual
predispositions interact with news sources to influence perceptions of news credibility …

A number of studies have linked citizens' involvement in user-generated content (UGC) on
the internet to democratic engagement. Whereas previous research implies a view of UGC …

Research indicates that using social network sites as a source for news increases perceived
knowledge even if, objectively, people fail to acquire knowledge. This might result from the …

The prevalence of news on social media significantly increases opportunities for people to
encounter news incidentally as a byproduct of their online activities. This study explores the …

The article starts with observations about an increasing marginalization of professional
journalism in public communication. This development is mainly driven by two factors …

Over the past decade, Internet and politics scholarship has been concerned with the effects
of the Internet on forms of civic and political participation. Recent research has moved on to …

This study examines the effects of informational, interactional, and creative forms of Internet
use on behavioral and cognitive indicators of youth democratic engagement. Data from an …