It has been the historic responsibility of the social sciences to investigate human societies.
Fulfilling this responsibility requires social theories, measurement models and social data …

Amid a broader reckoning about the role of social media in public life, this article argues that
the same scrutiny can be applied to the journalism studies field and its approaches to …

Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: digital media have provided political actors and
citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists …

Current debate is dominated by fears of the threats of digital technology for democracy. One
typical example is the perceived threats of malicious actors promoting disinformation …

We argue that algorithms are an outcome rather than a replacement of media logics, and
ultimately, we advance this argument by connecting human agency to media logics. This …

We examine how social media plays the role of an attention driver for traditional media.
Social media attracts and channels attention to a topic. This attention triggers people to seek …

Affective polarization—growing animosity and hostility between political rivals—has become
increasingly characteristic of Western politics. While this phenomenon is well-documented …

The challenge of disentangling political communication processes and their effects has
grown with the complexity of the new political information environment. But so have …

As COVID-19 spread around the world, epidemic prevention and control policies have been
adopted by many countries. This process has prompted online social platforms to become …

Political campaigning on social media is a core feature of contemporary democracy.
However, evidence of the effectiveness of this type of campaigning is thin. This study tests …