Media systems have changed significantly as a result of the development of information
technologies. However, typologies of media systems that incorporate aspects of …

Social media services make it possible for an increasing number of people to express their
opinion publicly. In this context, large amounts of hateful comments are published daily. The …

Although artificial intelligence is blamed for many societal challenges, it also has
underexplored potential in political contexts online. We rely on six preregistered …

Professional content moderators are responsible for limiting the negative effects of online
discussions on news platforms and social media. However, little is known about how they …

There have been growing concerns about information disorder in recent years due to false
information either intentionally promoted (ie, disinformation) or accidentally shared (ie …

User comments to digital news often contain media criticism, detrimentally affecting how
others perceive the quality of news and possibly lowering media trust. It remains an open …

Online comment sections on news organizations' social media pages provide a unique
forum for exploring attitudes toward platform governance and freedom of expression at the …

This study examined what type of response to commenters who disagree led to more
positive attitudes toward a news organization's Facebook page. Results of two experiments …

This article focuses on user-generated discussion threads in journalistic online publication
platforms. We investigate how journalists can apply deliberative norms to promote a …

Journalists are regularly exposed to online hate speech their profession. Because
discrimination often harms targets and can prompt self-censorship in journalistic content …