Digital Democracy: Reimagining Pathways to Political Participation
- Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Aaron S. Veenstra, E. Vraga, Dhavan V. Shah
- Political Science
- 3 February 2010
Recently, research revolving around blogs has flourished. Usually, academics illustrate what blogs are, motivations to blog, and, only to some extent, their role in politics. Along these lines, we…
News finds me perception and democracy: Effects on political knowledge, political interest, and voting
- Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Trevor Diehl
- Political ScienceNew Media & Society
- 12 December 2018
The NFM perception is negatively associated with both political knowledge and political interest across two time periods and leads to negative, indirect effects on voting as the relationship is mediated through lower reported levels of politicalknowledge and interest in politics.
Selective Exposure to Cable News and Immigration in the U.S.: The Relationship Between FOX News, CNN, and Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants
- Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Teresa Correa, S. Valenzuela
- Sociology
- 1 October 2012
In the past 2 decades, cable television and the Internet have greatly increased the availability of media content. The phenomenon has reinvigorated a longstanding debate about the effects of this…
The Press Versus the Public
- Homero Gil de Zúñiga, A. Hinsley
- Political Science
- 24 October 2013
For several decades, citizens have reported that they trust some news outlets over others largely because they perceive the industry to be biased in its coverage. On the other hand, journalists have…
Ties, Likes, and Tweets: Using Strong and Weak Ties to Explain Differences in Protest Participation Across Facebook and Twitter Use
- S. Valenzuela, Teresa Correa, Homero Gil de Zúñiga
- BusinessStudying Politics Across Media
- 2 January 2018
Based on the theoretical concepts of social networks and technology affordances, this article argues that different social media platforms influence political participation through unique, yet…
A Comparison of Social Dominance Theory and System Justification: The Role of Social Status in 19 Nations
- Salvador Vargas-Salfate, D. Páez, James H. Liu, F. Pratto, Homero Gil de Zúñiga
- Psychology, SociologyPersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- 15 March 2018
Multilevel analyses performed indicated that results fit better with the social dominance/RCT approach, as system justification was higher in high-status and developed nations; further, associations between legitimizing ideologies and system justification were stronger among high- status people.
What’s Next? Six Observations for the Future of Political Misinformation Research
- Brian E. Weeks, Homero Gil de Zúñiga
- SociologyAmerican Behavioral Scientist
- 30 September 2019
Research on political misinformation is booming. The field is continually gaining more key insights about this important and complex social problem. Academic interest on misinformation has…
Second Screening Politics in the Social Media Sphere: Advancing Research on Dual Screen Use in Political Communication with Evidence from 20 Countries
- Homero Gil de Zúñiga, James H. Liu
- Sociology
- 3 April 2017
The pervasive use of multiple technological tools to engage with media and political content (i.e., TV sets, laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc.) has deeply altered the way citizens around the world…
Antecedents of internal political efficacy incidental news exposure online and the mediating role of political discussion
- A. Ardèvol-Abreu, Trevor Diehl, Homero Gil de Zúñiga
- Law
- 1 February 2019
Internal political efficacy has long been associated with news use and political discussion. Yet, as more people are inadvertently exposed to news and political discussion online, it remains unclear…
Online news creation, trust in the media, and political participation: Direct and moderating effects over time
- A. Ardèvol-Abreu, Catherine M. Hooker, Homero Gil de Zúñiga
- Business
- 1 May 2018
This article explores the role of trust in professional and alternative media as (a) antecedents of citizen news production, and (b) moderators of the effect of citizen news production on political…
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