Digital literacy is receiving increased scholarly attention as a potential explanatory factor in
the spread of misinformation and other online pathologies. As a concept, however, it …

Research shows that digital media use is positively related to political participation.
However, this relationship does not appear in all studies. To date, researchers have …

Although we have a broad understanding of the factors that predict traditional forms of
political participation, we know comparatively less about the determinants of online political …

While the majority of previous research suggests there are positive relationships between
digital media use and political participation and knowledge, most studies have relied on …

Online news and social media are transforming the process of news production and reading.
While research has shown that news media play an important role in providing information …

Objectives A substantial body of literature indicates that certain forms of media consumption
may increase anxiety about crime and support for social controls. However, few studies have …

Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to
argue that “social media changes people's political behaviour”. Four pressure points are …

Rather, we find that controlled or faux interactivity is the norm in electoral political
communication with little opportunity for influence and visitors required to work for the …

Political interest is a potentially important moderator of the relationship between digital
media use and traditional forms of political participation. We theorize that the interaction …

This study explores the intersection of media use, political discussion, and exposure to
political difference through a focus on how Internet use might affect the overall heterogeneity …