Authenticity has long captured the imagination of literary figures, philosophers and
scientists. The construct originated in Aristotelian thinking and serves as an injunctive …

TikTok, already widely used before the pandemic, boomed during the quarantine that locked
down large parts of the world, reaching 2 billion downloads and 800 million monthly active …

This article assesses the strategies of anti-immigration actors on social media and the
discursive construction of immigrants and refugees in user interaction on Facebook. It …

Political communication via social media might well counter the eroding political trust. In
particular, social networking sites (SNS) enable direct flows of communication between …

On Facebook, patterns of user engagement largely shape what types of political content
citizens can see on the platform. Higher engagement leads to higher visibility. Therefore …

This study investigates the ways in which the localized use of social media influences civic
life in local communities. Specifically, the study explores the direct and indirect effects of …

Populist leaders base their electoral appeal on underlying their agenda with claims to
authenticity reflected both in the content and in the style of their political communication …

Authenticity is a prominent concept in current political discourse. Its popularity in political
communication has also inspired a growing but still fragmented body of research in …

Young citizens increasingly turn to social media platforms for political information. These
platforms enable direct communication between politicians and citizens, circumventing the …

Taking Donald Trump's and Jeremy Corbyn's use of Twitter as paradigmatic case studies,
this article demonstrates that the charismatic leader features as a distinct mode of the …