Opinion leaders can be influential in persuading their peers about news and politics, yet
their potential influence has been questioned in the social media era. This study tests a …

There is little doubt that increasing polarization over the last decade has transformed the
American political landscape. In The Other Divide, Yanna Krupnikov and John Barry Ryan …

To what extent do partisan media sources shape public opinion? On its face, it would appear
that the impact of partisan media is limited, given that it attracts a relatively small audience …

Meta-theoretical focus is given to how communication researchers are approaching and
hypothesizing moderation. A moderation typology is offered and an evaluation of the field's …

Slowly approaching the second quarter of the 21st century, research on social media and its
effects over democracy has quickly permeated across various fields in social sciences …

Recent theory on narrative processes suggests that changes in recipients' emotional
responses (emotional shifts) are characteristic of immersed story processing and precursors …

In this article, we explore the relationship between social media use and participation in
protests in Chile. In October 2019, Chile faced the most massive protests since the country's …

In the context of the United States, research shows a positive relationship between network
heterogeneity and political expression on social media at the individual level. This study …

A persuasive campaign with elements of propaganda was waged on social media against
Hillary Clinton during the 2016 US presidential race, partially through a Russian-financed …

Abstract Since introduced by Professor McLeod and the Wisconsin School at the turn of the
century, a large body of research has employed the communication mediation model. Yet …