Academic interest in what has been termed “infotainment” has grown considerably since the
term was coined in the 1980s. Today, the burgeoning field of infotainment research has …

Permanent campaigning emerged as a concept in the 1970s in studies of US politics but is
now recognized as a universal phenomenon. Despite its long history, there has been no …

This paper investigates the Instagram self-presentation of Italian party leaders Giorgia
Meloni and Matteo Renzi. Building on the notion that circumstances are crucial to the …

The research aims to explore consumer perceptions of masculinity in advertising in an
innovative approach. The authors aimed to determine which type of masculinity and which …

This article looks at how politicians can leverage the structural and functional properties of
social media platforms with a strong visual component for political image making and …

Background An internet meme is a concept or idea that spreads online. This article focuses
on memes chronicling Justin Trudeau's leadership during his first year as prime minister …

“Taras and Davis have put together a collection of scholars that represent a who's who of
researchers focused on the now ubiquitous role of social media in modern politics. The …

In this article, we investigate Canada's shared role in supporting worker safety and
responsible fashion and apparel in Bangladesh. Drawing on two case studies, the Rana …

This article examines the communication of leadership roles by prime ministers Justin
Trudeau and Theresa May on Twitter. I argue that tweets from prime ministers implicitly …

While digital media have become a central component of the contemporary political
communication mediascape, many politicians have still not fully embraced this digital shift …