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Many individuals do not seek news, believing instead that “news will find me” (NFM), implying that they trust their social networks to keep them informed, saving them the trouble of […]
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As social media platforms mature, their user base is simultaneously aging, with older adults now representing the fastest-growing demographic of users. Despite persistent myths contrasting “digital natives” with “clueless seniors,” […]
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Profile photos are ubiquitous in online environments, yet little is known about how they shape observers’ impressions when mediated interactions involve members of different social groups. This experiment (N = 1,661) examined […]
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Despite growing newsroom interest in generative visual AI, the use of AI-generated images may backfire. An online experiment (N = 1,171) shows that regardless of disclosure strategies, AI-generated images reduce trust in […]
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Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly entering science popularization writing. It can support topic development, audience adaptation, language simplification, and multilingual communication, but it also creates risks involving factual hallucination, excessive […]
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Many people hear less news about state and local governments than national government, and many trust state and local governments more. We propose different levels of trust are related to […]
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How do the strategic political incentives of different regime types influence the structure and sentiment of social media communication by heads of government? Political leaders increasingly view social media as […]
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Deepfake videos are widely recognized for their potential to manipulate and distort reality. This study aims to identify prevalent deepfake identification strategies among an often-overlooked age group, seniors (55 years and […]
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Perceived source credibility is fundamental to effective science communication. Recent years, however, have seen science become polarized and expert authority erode, complicating the notion that credibility equals persuasion. Two experiments […]
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This study compares the guiding influence of political attitudes and emotions on citizens’ news selection within a fragmented, polarized, and emotionalized political information environment. While selective exposure has long been […]
