Innovations in communication technology have changed the way news is produced and
consumed. Various digital platforms, ranging from news websites to social media sites to …

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 …

Toward the end of their academic careers, most students are required to demonstrate their
ability to integrate theory and research methodology in their field of study by completing a …

Recent work demonstrates that hostile emotions can contribute to a strong polarization of
political discussion on social media. However, little is known regarding the extent to which …

To what extent did online hate speech and white nationalist rhetoric on Twitter increase over
the course of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign and its immediate …

This study examines the effects of online anonymity and different sources of social influence
on the Spiral of Silence phenomenon in online news discussions about abortion. The results …

Studies have shown that uncivil comments under an online news article may result in biased
perceptions of the news content, and explicit comment moderation has the potential to …

Two experiments investigated when and how user comments on news websites affect
individuals' personal opinion. In Study 1 (N= 596), opinion-reinforcing (vs. opinion …

Online gaming is becoming increasingly social and interconnected. Millions of players learn
from each other in game-related communities on platforms like Reddit and Twitch. tv …

This study investigated how exposure to negative and misleading online comments about
the COVID-19 vaccination persuasive messages and the ensuing corrective rebuttals of …