A Sadness Bias in Political News Sharing? The Role of Discrete Emotions in the Engagement and Dissemination of Political News on Facebook

In this study, we address the role of emotions in political news sharing on Facebook to better understand the complex relationship between journalism, emotions, and politics. Categorizing Facebook Reactions (particularly, the Sad, Angry, Love, and Wow Reactions) according to the discrete emotions mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ernesto de León, Damian Trilling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-11-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211059710