This research assesses possible associations between viewing fake news (ie, political
satire) and attitudes of inefficacy, alienation, and cynicism toward political candidates. Using …

The third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive
coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the …

Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become a key part of online users'
news diets. On social network sites, even individuals who are not motivated to seek out …

With a plethora of news outlets today, audiences have more choices than ever. Yet,
academic and professional understanding of news audiences from a uses and gratifications …

This study constructs and tests a conceptual model of how and for whom political satire
affects political attitudes. With an experiment, we show that young adults compared to older …

The risks that animals and humans face from climate change are frequently featured in
climate change memes. Although memes may appear to some as silly jokes, little is known …

A 2022 Best Comedy Book, Vulture A rousing call for liberals and progressives to pay
attention to the emergence of right-wing comedy and the political power of humor." Why do …

This study considers the effects of exposure to political satire versus traditional news on
issue-specific learning and engagement. Using data from an experiment conducted in …

The rise of news aggregator sites is a notable phenomenon in the contemporary media
landscape. Outperforming traditional news outlets, online news aggregators, such as Yahoo …

The influx of emerging news sources has led many to wonder whether mass publics will
become more responsible democratic citizens with rapidly expanding choices of information …