Algorithms, bots, and political communication in the US 2016 election: The challenge of automated political communication for election law and administration by Howard, P, Woolley, S, Calo, R

“…Political communication is the process of putting information, technology, and media in the service of power. …”

Political communication, computational propaganda, and autonomous agents - Introduction by Howard, P, Woolley, S

“…So to understand contemporary political communication—and modern communication broadly—we must now investigate the politics of algorithms and automation.…”

Professionalization of political communication in developing countries: methodological perspectives from India’s election campaigns by Sharma, AD

“…Seen in this light, the task for contemporary scholars is not merely to ascertain how visible forms of political communication can be studied, but also how one might be able to analyze the hidden, behind-the-scenes organizational structure of modern election campaigns.…”

Digitizing the social contract: producing American political culture in the age of new media by Howard, P

“…However, there are important differences between political communication through new media and political communication through traditional media. …”

Print networks, manuscript pamphleteering, and the development of prison politics in seventeenth-century London by Bell, R

“…Operating at the intersection of quotidian textual practice and developing forms of political communication, prison activism became engaged in wider currents of national debate. …”

Sourcing and automation of political news and information over social media in the United States, 2016-2018 by Bradshaw, S, Howard, PN, Kollanyi, B, Neudert, L-M

“…Anecdotally, the nature of political news and information evolved over time, but political communication researchers have yet to develop a comprehensive, grounded, internally consistent typology of the types of sources shared. …”

Towards a theory of digital media by Schroeder, R

“…A further problem is that insufficient attention is given to the difference between political communication and popular culture or everyday life. …”

Sourcing and automation of political news and information during three European elections by Neudert, L-M, Howard, P, Kollanyi, B

“…How does the sourcing of political news and information define contemporary political communication in different countries in Europe? …”

Rethinking digital media and political change by Schroeder, R

“…The article discusses the shortcomings of existing analyses of political communication and of how digital media work in a way that is different from traditional or mass media. …”

Rethinking digital media and political change by Schroeder, R

“…The article discusses the shortcomings of existing analyses of political communication and of how digital media work in a way that is different from traditional or mass media. …”

Harmonious communitarianism or a rational public sphere: A content analysis of the differences between comments on news stories on Weibo and Facebook by Bolsover, G

“…In studying online political communication in China, many researchers apply theories generated in the West (particularly that of the public sphere) without questioning their applicability in the Chinese context. …”

Digital media and the entrenchment of right-wing populist agendas by Schroeder, R

“…This shift requires a rethinking of political communication that includes both the social forces that give rise to populism and the alternative digital channels that entrench them, with implications for the prospects of the role of media in politics in the two countries and beyond.…”

Social media, civic engagement, and the slacktivism hypothesis: lessons from Mexico’s “El Bronco” by Howard, P, Savage, S, Flores-Saviaga, C, Toxtli, C, Monroy-Hernández, A

“…We analyze how rhythms of political communication between the candidate and users evolved over time and demonstrate that social media can be used to sustain a large quantity of civic exchanges about public life well beyond a particular political event.…”

Chinese computational propaganda: automation, algorithms and the manipulation of information about Chinese politics on Twitter and Weibo by Bolsover, G, Howard, P

“…Our understanding of public conversation on Twitter in Mandarin is extremely limited and, thus, this paper advances the understanding of political communication on social media.…”

Is there a link between climate change scepticism and populism? an analysis of web tracking and survey data from Europe and the US by Yan, P, Schroeder, R, Stier, S

“…Our analysis demonstrates the value of computational methods in political communication research and provides insights into the link between populists and climate change scepticism.…”

The semiotics of diplomatic dialogue: pomp and circumstance in Tsar Peter I's visit to Vienna in 1698 by Hennings, J

“…Rather, it asks how far ceremony constrained or facilitated political communication. Peter I's embassy to Vienna illustrates the theatricality of diplomatic dialogue in the age of baroque culture; the way in which rulers and statesmen changed the scenery in the theatre of honour and glory in order to reconcile seemingly incompatible ceremonial demands and to forward negotiations with other states. …”

Brexit and bots: characterizing the behaviour of automated accounts on Twitter during the UK election by Bruno, M, Lambiotte, R, Saracco, F

“…Online Social Networks (OSNs) offer new means for political communications that have quickly begun to play crucial roles in political campaigns, due to their pervasiveness and communication speed. …”