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News Finds Me Perception and Social Media, with Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga
News Finds Me Perception and Social Media, with Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Professor at the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna, guests to discuss the "News Finds Me Perception" and the role of social media in it. Citizens who believe that the news will simply find them are heavy users of social media, and Dr. Gil de Zúñiga's research shows that this negatively impacts political interest and political knowledge. In the episode, we parse out the effects and implications of News Finds Me for democracy.
The two articles discussed in the episode are:
News Finds Me Perception and Democracy
Multi-Platform News Use and Political Participation Across Age Groups
The two articles discussed in the episode are:
News Finds Me Perception and Democracy
Multi-Platform News Use and Political Participation Across Age Groups
Released:
Jan 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Twitter and Political Debates: What Dual Screening means for Democracy and Political Participation, with Dr. Cristian Vaccari: Dr. Cristian Vaccari, one of the world's leading social media and political communication researchers, shares his insights about what "dual screening" during political events means for democracy and political participation. We discuss exactly what dual screening is, as well as Dr. Vaccari's recent prize-winning research finding that citizens who use Twitter during political debates are more likely to participate in politics during (and after) elections. Other topics covered in this episode are the role of social media in affecting citizens' exposure to news, why researchers are overly focused on Twitter, and what implications social media has for democracy in the digital age. by Social Media and Politics