Eco-labels are informational cues that transform credence into quasi-search attributes but
their influence on consumer decision making is often disappointing. This paper identifies …

Democracies around the world face rising levels of disinformation. The intentional spread of
falsehoods and related attacks on the rights of minorities, press freedoms, and the rule of …

Are political attitudes a stable feature of individuals or a rational response to changing
circumstances and contexts? This question has long been a feature of political science and …

The rise of right-wing populist parties in Western democracies is often attributed to populists'
ability to instrumentalize news media by making deliberate provocations (eg, verbal attacks …

Scandals that hit political institutions and their actors are likely to contribute to lowering
political trust. However, few studies examine the accuracy of such relationship at the local …

Social media (SM) allow citizens to not only read news but also express their political
opinions. Drawing from cognitive appraisal and affective intelligence theory, this study …

Scandals can cause serious damage to political parties' brand name and reputation, which
may taint all members of the party—even those not implicated in the scandal. In this article …

This study examines the mediating roles of like-minded discussion and the perceived
hostility gap of partisan news in the relationship between news consumption and affective …

Political scandals can have a great impact for the perpetrator, but negative consequences
may vary considerably depending on such factors as personal characteristics of the involved …

The German federal election 2021 was remarkable partly because the incumbent chancellor
Angela Merkel, albeit still popular, was not running for re-election and did not figure …