Social media democracy mirage: how social media news fuels a politically uninformed participatory democracy

For over two decades, political communication research has hailed the potentially reinvigorating effect of social media on democracy. Social media was expected to provide new opportunities for people to learn about politics and public affairs, and to participate politically. Building on two systemat...

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Main Authors: Gil de Zúñiga, Homero (Author), Marcos-Marné, Hugo (Author), Goyanes, Manuel (Author), Scheffauer, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
Series:Cambridge elements
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:For over two decades, political communication research has hailed the potentially reinvigorating effect of social media on democracy. Social media was expected to provide new opportunities for people to learn about politics and public affairs, and to participate politically. Building on two systematic literature reviews on social media, and its effects on political participation and knowledge (2000-2020), and introducing empirical evidence drawing on four original US survey data that expands for over a decade (2009-2020), this Element contends that social media has only partially fulfilled this tenet, producing a Social Media Democracy Mirage. That is, social media have led to a socio-political paradox in which people are more participatory than ever, yet not necessarily more informed
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2024)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (108 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009053266
DOI:10.1017/9781009053266

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