Social media has skyrocketed to popularity in the past few years. The Arab Spring in 2011
as well as the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns have fueled interest in how social media …

This meta-analytic study reviews empirical research published from 2007 to 2013 with an
aim of providing robust conclusions about the relationship between social media use and …

This study reviews and analyzes the published empirical research on the role of social
media in promoting political expression and participation in Confucian Asia, including …

Mobile media have become increasingly popular and important in recent years as a means
of accessing political information and participating in politics and elections worldwide …

Applying the theory of planned behavior and media dependency theory, this study examines
the effects of attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), media …

Background: Social media influence almost every aspect of our lives by facilitating instant
many-to-many communication and self-expression. Recent research suggests strong …

This study examines the phenomenon of politically motivated selective avoidance on
Facebook in the context of the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement protests in 2014. We …

Although digital media are widely recognized as a predictor of protest participation and a
platform for the coordination of connective actions, few studies have examined how digital …

Speed has always been a central part of journalism, and for good reason: people want to be
informed about events and threats as soon as possible. Immediacy is seen as one of the key …

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 …