Alternative online political media (AOPM) have become increasingly prominent elements of
the media system in many countries. In response, numerous academic studies have …

News consumption in the United States is polarized and fragmented, with an abundance of
partisan news publications appealing to political identities on both the left and the right. Yet …

A field experiment examined social approval in the form of Twitter “Likes” on individuals'
perceptions after retweeting a fictitious news story about a politician. The study incorporated …

What position do far-right news outlets occupy in contemporary US politics, and how did
Trump use the power of the presidency to contribute to their rise among Republican …

Aspects of our political world brought to the forefront in recent years include the impact of
declining media trust and a surge of populist politicians around the globe. Highlighting those …

Social media has faced criticism for promoting misinformation. The role of alternative media
in spreading misinformation, however, remains uncertain. We examined 1661 Facebook …

Social media allow politicians to circumvent the gatekeeping role of news media by
providing a platform on which they can communicate directly with and to their electorates …

With fact-checking by professionals being difficult to scale on social media, algorithmic
techniques have been considered. However, it is uncertain how the public may react to …

Much has been written about the potential civic ramifications of online misinformation, and
scholars have identified many useful strategies for helping students discern fact from fiction …

Despite calls for journalists and media agencies to address a disconnect between news
audiences and news prose, content continues to increase in its difficulty to read and …