Framing studies remain a powerful line of research in political communication. However, in
recent years, coinciding with the emergence of social media, theoretical and operational …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of persuasion techniques and their
applications in the context of designing persuasive communication systems for marketing …

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

This study applied the situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) in political crisis
communication amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, a “sticky crisis” that is longitudinal and …

Although studies have investigated cyber-rumoring previous to the pandemic, little research
has been undertaken to study rumors and rumor-corrections during the COVID-19 …

The rise of SNS facilitated politicians with new opportunities to communicate directly with
voters. Especially during election campaigns. Twitter provides female politicians with a …

The present study sheds light on the under-researched relationship between social media
content and citizens' engagement, as well as the impact of dialogic communication on …

Afforded by the unprecedented interactivity of social media, social media influencers (SMI)
can build strong and trusting relationships with their followers. Such connections carry great …

ABSTRACT A quantitative content analysis was employed to study how websites of
newspapers (The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal) and cable …

Instagram and its famous personae are nowadays an important news source for many users,
which may stem from celebrities' and social media influencers'(SMIs) repeated engagement …