Why do Americans have such animosity for people who identify with the opposing political
party? Jaime E. Settle argues that in the context of increasing partisan polarization among …

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the
connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also …

This study considers the effects of exposure to political satire versus traditional news on
issue-specific learning and engagement. Using data from an experiment conducted in …

Many visible public debates over scientific issues are clouded in accusations of falsehood,
which place increasing demands on citizens to distinguish fact from fiction. Yet, constraints …

Deep fakes have rapidly emerged as one of the most ominous concerns within modern
society. The ability to easily and cheaply generate convincing images, audio, and video via …

Understanding Humor through Communication explores theories of humor origin as well as
humor functions in human groups and societies through communication. A model of humor …

In our modern media environment characterized by participatory media culture, political
internet memes have become a tool for citizens seeking to participate actively and …

Objective The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between viewing late
night political humor and political participation. Methods We used various measures of …

This article offers a formal normative assessment of political satire. It summarizes social
scientific research on the influence of political satire and findings on the normative …

Internet memes are the most pervasive and malleable form of digital popular culture
(Wiggins 2019: vii). They are a way 'a society expresses and thinks of itself'(Denisova 2019 …