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The essential guide to decoding messages in a media-saturated world Media Literacy
teaches students how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information found in …

Social networking is a phenomenon of interest to many scholars. While most of the recent
research on social networking sites has focused on user characteristics, very few studies …

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The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

Abstract A national UK survey (N= 1017) examined the association between media
consumption and three indicators of civic participation–likelihood of voting, interest in …

Over the past decade, various online communication platforms have empowered citizens to
express themselves politically. Although the political impact of online citizen expression has …

The concept of sustainable tourism development is widely considered to be necessary for
successful tourism development, but there is uncertainty over destination stakeholders' …

This study explores the relationships between discussion networks and the development of
extreme attitudes toward stem cell research during the 2004 presidential election. The …

Most of the studies examining the effects of social networks on political attitudes and
behavior have centered on social capital (Ellison, Lampe, Steinfield, & Vitak, 2010; Ellison …