A5083885343- Social Media and Politics
- Media Studies and Communication
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Media Influence and Politics
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Digital Communication and Language
- E-Government and Public Services
- Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Diverse multidisciplinary academic research
- Social Capital and Networks
- Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts
- Media Influence and Health
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Media, Religion, Digital Communication
Audencia Business School
2015-2024
University of Silesia in Katowice
2021-2024
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
2015-2020
Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences Po
2011-2020
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)
2019
Jacob Grosheka* & Karolina Koc-Michalskaba Emerging Media Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAb Communication Culture Department, Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
This study presents data from content analyses of the websites all parties that stood in 2009 European parliamentary elections France, Germany, Great Britain and Poland. It cross-nationally examines main functions websites, adoption Web 1.0 2.0 features, political cultural factors determine parties’ online communication. The findings show while website function varies across countries, is still dominant mode campaigning. Moreover, offline inequalities within between nations differences...
Exogenous shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic unleashes multiple fundamental questions about society beyond public health. Based on classical concept of 'need for orientation' and literature role media in times crisis, we investigate to what extent affected news consumption comparative perspective. a two-wave panel survey 17 mostly European countries, our study targets both legacy brands (TV, radio, newspapers) so-called contemporary (Internet-based social media) during this global health...
While the role of social media in spread conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit previous research is lack distinction between different types platforms. This study places affordances facilitating beliefs at center its enquiry. We examine relationship platform use and theory related to COVID-19 pandemic. Relying on concept technological affordances, we theorize that variation across features make some platforms more fertile for than others. Using data from...
This article examines political elites and citizens' use of the Web during 2007 2012 French presidential campaigns particularly with aim testing normalization mobilization hypothesis at two levels analysis: supply demand. It is based on a quantitative content analysis candidates' sites surveys Internet users. The results present challenge to thesis elite level, in that despite strong division online performance between major other candidates 2007, by minor outperformed their counterparts....
This article provides insights into the driving forces that underpin new forms of political participation. Digital technologies offer opportunities for engaging in a wide range civically oriented activities, each which can contribute to deeper democratic engagement. Conventional acts participation are argued be driven primarily by intrinsic motivations relating self-efficacy and empowerment, with participants feeling they have influence over decision makers. Little research explores whether...
Many observers are concerned that echo chamber effects in digital media contributing to the polarization of publics and, some places, rise right-wing populism. This study employs survey data collected France, United Kingdom and States (1500 respondents each country) from April May 2017. Overall, we do not find evidence online/social explain support for populist candidates parties. Instead, States, use online decreases Looking specifically at measures, offline discussion with those who...
With the advent of social media, political communication scholars have systematically revised theories and empirical corollaries revolving media use democracy at large. Interestingly, in about same period time, a reinvigorated populism trend has taken place across different latitudes world. This widespread populist movement expanded regardless whether these systems were established democracies, emerging or societies immersed contexts peril. essay serves as introductory piece to special issue...
The year 2017 saw a cycle of protest ignited by President Trump's election and subsequent policies. This research seeks to investigate the role social media television in raising awareness events increasing participation marches demonstrations. paper uses data from two surveys conducted May June 2017, during peak this protest. We explore for (in general) as well Women's March Science. find that Twitter use offers more consistent effects compared Facebook relation In contrast, has no impact...
The transition from low- to high-choice media environments has had far-reaching implications for citizens’ use and its relationship with political knowledge. However, there is still a lack of comparative research on how citizens combine the usage different that related To fill this void, we unique cross-national survey about online offline habits more than 28,000 individuals in 17 European countries. Our aim (i) profile types news consumers (ii) understand each user linked knowledge...
Political participation opportunities have been expanding for years, most recently through digital tools. Social media platforms become well integrated into civic and political participation. Using a cross-national sample from the United States, Kingdom France, this article examines whether acts of associated with social should be classified using traditional, five-factor solution to structure participatory acts. The distinction between online offline is set aside, focusing instead on...
Relating to theories of dissonant public spheres and affective publics, we study negativity, dramatization, populist content in political party Facebook posts across 12 countries during the 2014 2019 European Parliament Election campaigns. A quantitative analysis 14,293 from 111 (2014) 116 (2019) parties shows that negative emotion, campaigning, has increased over this time. We show sought evoke more emotions generate engaged included their EP election than 2014. Further, evoking...
ABSTRACT Research into the communication strategies of legislators has a long history. The European Parliament offers an opportunity to add understanding how prioritize styles communication, with comparative perspective across 27 nations. Through content analysis online we investigate Internet is used by members Parliament. Our assesses three strategies: homestyle, impression management, and participatory. We find that homestyle strategy predominates, followed management. Participatory...
This article is based on a comparative study of online campaigning and its effects by country over time, using four the largest European Union member states (France, Germany, Poland United Kingdom) as case study. Our research explores extent embeddedness campaigning, strategic uses whole environment in particular use interactive features associated with web.2.0 era. However, our goes beyond studies we also determine whether across platforms matters electoral terms. data support normalization...
A wealth of studies have explored online political communication since the early 1990s, and parallel significant interest has been given to how digital technologies offer pathways participation. We learned from a range studies, most which are referenced across essays, that technologies, particular spaces permit social interaction, may facilitate forms engagement.
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This article analyzes the use of online environment within context Polish parliamentary election 2011. Using traditional methods content analysis, we find that parties tend to adhere a professionalized model campaigning, and adapting tools suit objectives campaign. There also appears be recognition their most likely visitors these presences would converts, so they attempt mobilize supporters rather than convert browsers. New candidates are more target browsers, with latter offering...
The gender dynamics of political discussion are important. These shape who shares their views and how they share reactions to these views. Using representative survey data from the United States UK, we investigate social media platforms posting. We find that on Facebook, does not predict posting, whereas Twitter, gap is more pronounced. also examine concept “mansplaining”—a term used describe a patronizing form communication directed at women by men. Firstly, posting about issues Twitter...
This paper examines how Facebook is used by political parties during elections to extend or accelerate their reach within the electorate and successful these efforts are. Specifically, we compare content style of parties' posts 2014 European parliament elections, this affects followers' responses in terms liking, sharing commenting on posts. Our findings reveal while that timing visual are important increasing voters' attention, interactivity matters most. Responsive party Facebooks...
Data suggests that the majority of citizens in various countries came across ‘fake news’ during COVID-19 pandemic. We test relationship between perceived prevalence misinformation and people’s worries about COVID-19. In Study 1, analyses a survey 17 indicate positive association: perceptions high are correlated with However, is weaker higher levels case-fatality ratios, independent from actual amount per country. 2 replicates using experimental data. Furthermore, demonstrates underlying...
Faced with some fundamental changes in the socio-cultural, political and media environment, parties post-industrialized democracies have started to initiate substantial transformations of both their organizational structures communicative practices. Those innovations, described as professionalization, become most obvious during election campaigns. In recent times, number empirical studies measuring degree parties’ campaign professionalism has grown. They relied on a broad spectrum indicators...
The evolution of political communication as a practice has seen actors constantly adapting to technologies.Scammell (1994) documents how, gubernatorial candidate, Theodore Roosevelt exploited the potential embedded pictures in print news, and how UK prime minister Stanley Baldwin employed help him develop appropriate tone voice for radio match news he was imparting.Later, Ronald Reagan pioneered televisual performance, while Margaret Thatcher redefining ministerial media management.While...
With the advent of digital media and social platforms, speed innovation technology adoption in campaigns have increased tremendously. At same time, campaign environment its rules are constant flow, as platform logics, party operations, voter alignments both reflect create instability many political systems. Additionally, disinformation, foreign interference campaigns, hyper-partisan ecologies, hyperactive users all created changes opinion climates. In light these developments, building on...
The recent surge of false information accompanying the Russian invasion Ukraine has re-emphasized need for interventions to counteract disinformation. While fact-checking is a widely used intervention, we know little about citizen motivations read fact-checks. We tested theoretical predictions related accuracy-motivated goals (i.e., seeking truth) versus directionally-motivated confirm existing beliefs) by analyzing original survey data ( n = 19,037) collected in early April late May 2022...
Conventional wisdom suggests that social media, especially when used by authoritarian powers with nefarious aims, leaves citizens of democratic countries vulnerable to psychological influence campaigns. But such concerns overlook predispositions among recipients false claims reject (or endorse) conspiratorial narratives. Analyzing responses from a survey fielded in 19 countries, we find it is preexisting conspiracy outlook at the individual level, more so than media diets, which consistently...