This article provides a review of extant empirical research on ordinary citizens' everyday
political communication, its phenomenology, determinants, consequences, and relevance …

Employing a national probability survey in 2012, this study tests relationships between
social media, social network service (SNS) network heterogeneity, and opinion polarization …

Ordinary citizens are increasingly using mobile instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp
for politically-related activities. Compared to other 'semi-public'online platforms, WhatsApp …

This article examines the role of the Internet as a source of political information and a sphere
for public expression. Informational media use, whether traditional news sources or online …

The social and democratic implications of deepfakes (also deep fakes) technology are
widely debated in the United States and elsewhere. Yet, we know surprisingly little about …

Page 1 Dalgſave macmillan Media Consumption and Public Engagement Beyond the
Presumption of Attention Nick Couldry, Sonia Livingstone and Tim Markham Page 2 Media …

In this study, we examine the influence of discussion frequency, network size, and 3
variables that together entangle the often misunderstood concept of network heterogeneity …

Engagement has emerged as an important concept for newsorganizations. Yet lack of
agreement within the industry and the academy on the definition of engagement has left …

This research conceptualizes political engagement in Facebook and examines the political
activity of Facebook users during the 2008 presidential primary (T1) and general election …

Media permeate our lives and are so omnipresent that we take them for granted and
overlook their impact. Mobile communication devices, the internet, and social networking …