Social distancing is an effective means of containing the spread of COVID‐19, but only if we
all participate. Who are the individuals who are least likely to adhere to social distancing …

News avoidance is considered an increasing problem for the news industry and democracy
at large. As news companies lose consumers, democracy loses the informed foundation for …

The rapid rise of digital media use for political participation has coincided with an increase in
concerns about citizens' sense of their capacity to impact political processes. These dual …

Building on prior studies suggesting that social media can facilitate offline political
participation, this study seeks to clarify the mechanism behind this link. Social media may …

The transition from low-to high-choice media environments has had far-reaching
implications for citizens' media use and its relationship with political knowledge. However …

Online media environments have changed the way young people access news. Despite
much research on the topic, the expectations of journalistic news by young adults who have …

The complexity and diversity of today's media landscape provides many challenges for
scholars studying online news consumption. Yet it is unclear how news consumers navigate …

While the perils of social media, fake news, and an alleged distrust in legacy media have
attained considerable public attention, the implications of these public narratives for their …

Existing research indicates that incidental exposure to political information on social media
may function as an equalizer, stimulating political engagement among the politically …

In a changing information environment in which people increasingly select a combination of
media platforms to consume news, scholars have taken a more comprehensive approach in …