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The proliferation of fake news on social media platforms makes it necessary to investigate how news content and user comments can influence user engagement. This study analyzes a robust dataset […]
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Hashtags are integral to conversations and discussions on social media and are used to communicate emotions and meaning. However, little is known about how hashtags form impressions of social media […]
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The spread of false and hateful messages poses one of the greatest challenges in the current communication ecosystem. Although both phenomena have been widely analyzed, few studies have examined their […]
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On social network sites, news media have lost their dominance as news sources, as individual actors (family members, friends) play the role of news intermediaries. Since determining a news source […]
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Given the popularity of short-form video platforms such as TikTok, particularly among young women and people of color, representations on these sites may shape beliefs about, identification with, and self-images […]
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Research has shown a great distrust among youths toward political representatives, who they demand should ?listen to the science.? However, less research has been done on youths? own trust in […]
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The low and declining level of political trust in the UK is well documented but less is known about how citizens form trust judgements and how politicians can influence perceptions […]
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In several countries, research shows that mainstream news media have increasingly become a target of political attacks, and a recurring accusation is that the news media are biased politically. Since […]
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Accuracy, or getting the news right, has been viewed as a paramount journalism value. However, in the digital age, the pressure to disseminate news rapidly has increased the possibility that […]