New media literacy (NML) skills are regarded as crucial for the 21st century. However, there
is limited research on the factors affecting NML skills. A robust model was built for exploring …

Algorithmic personalization of news and social media content aims to improve user
experience; however, there is evidence that this filtering can have the unintended side effect …

A survey of 3,441 US social media users showed that a high portion believes in conspiracy
theories, and their beliefs vary widely along the party lines and socio-demographic factors …

This study explores the role of political information seeking on social media and perceived
exposure to misinformation in influencing online political engagement. A survey …

The question of whether cross-cutting discussion engenders or depresses political
participation has offered mixed findings in the literature. Following recommendations from a …

ABSTRACT A growing body of literature shows that social media plays a key role during
crises and conflicts. In addition to traditional media, social media are used to mobilise …

Purpose Traditionally, most readers' news access and consumption were based on direct
intentional news seeking behavior. However, in recent years the emergence and …

Los medios digitales están presentes en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad, configurándose
incluso como un nuevo espacio para la socialización política. Ello es especialmente …

Incivility is common in Internet political discussions, but the effects of incivility during such
discussions have been largely unexamined. We conducted a series of experiments to …

Calls to “break up” radical echo chambers by injecting them with alternative viewpoints are
common. Yet, thus far there is little evidence about the impact of such counter-messaging …