In little over a decade, essential concepts in research on communication have become
zombie concepts (Beck & Willms, 2004) and are no longer effective for understanding the …

Political communication via social media might well counter the eroding political trust. In
particular, social networking sites (SNS) enable direct flows of communication between …

On Facebook, patterns of user engagement largely shape what types of political content
citizens can see on the platform. Higher engagement leads to higher visibility. Therefore …

This article analyzes how journalists' role conceptions compare to what the population
expects fromthem. We model this interrelation as part of the reflexive relationship between …

Young citizens increasingly turn to social media platforms for political information. These
platforms enable direct communication between politicians and citizens, circumventing the …

Facebook plays a key role in election campaigns because it provides strategic marketing
affordances for political parties' electoral goals. Organic media allow to engage regularly …

The relationship between journalists and their sources is central to journalism practice. It is a
relationship based on a power struggle over the presentation of information to the public …

The research examines political advertising on Facebook during the 2019 European and
local election campaigns in Hungary. Previously, political advertising had been difficult to …

In times of declining party identification, political parties need to persuade and mobilize their
voters from election to election. Setting topics in such a way that voters are convinced to cast …

The idea that the success of media personae in attracting audiences and maintaining their
loyalty depends on the creation of a pseudo-friendship, known as para-social relationships …