Exploring Populism in Times of Crisis: An Analysis of Disinformation in the European Context during the US Elections by Concha Pérez-Curiel, Rubén Rivas-de-Roca

“…Extant research on political communication has largely studied this phenomenon, but, in some cases, it has neglected the relationship between social and legacy media in the breakthrough of a radicalized populism. …”
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Intergroup relations and media: The effects of media system quality in explaining immigration attitudes by Maija Ozola-Schade

Experiencing Political Advertising Through Social Media Logic: A Qualitative Inquiry by Martin Echeverría

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Loud and Negative: Exploring Negativity in Voter Thoughts About Women and Men Politicians by Tobias Rohrbach

“…Negative information about political candidates is readily available in contemporary political communication. Moreover, negativity is tightly connected to gendered expectations about what constitutes appropriate behavior for politicians. …”
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Lobbyists in Spain: Professional and Academic Profiles by Antonio Castillo Esparcia, Andrea Moreno Cabanillas, Ana Almansa Martinez

“…The results indicate that Spanish lobbyists are organised around companies and consultancies specialising in political communication and communication advice. The need to formalise lobbying activity, explain its tasks, recognise the exercise of influence, and establish an official register is highlighted. …”
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Local politicians in the age of new media by Hilde Bjørnå, Beate Steinveg, Hans-Kristian Hernes

“…Moreover, new media contribute to the “professionalizing” of political communication as they require more strategic thinking around messaging and engagement. …”
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South African Politics and Online Electioneering Discourses in Selected Social Media Sites in Phuthaditjhaba by Bright Sinyonde

“…Using critical discourse analysis as a method and netnography as an instrument to collect data from selected sites, I analyse the packaging and language of political communication and highlighting socio-economic issues used by political parties to persuade voters and undermine messages of their competitors. …”
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Negative effects of long-lasting media attention to public issues on recipients: Conceptualizing issue fatigue by Gwendolin Gurr, Christina Schumann, Julia Metag

“…A significant amount of political communication research is grounded in the dynamics of the media’s and the public’s attention to public issues, assuming that the news media draw the public’s attention to issues, thereby fostering an informed and participating citizenry. …”

Referendum Campaigns in the Digital Age: Towards (More) Comparative Analyses in Hybrid Media Systems by Linards Udris, Mark Eisenegger

“…Referendum campaigns, which happen in many countries on the national or sub-national level, are highly important and special periods of political communication. Unlike elections, however, referendum campaigns are understudied phenomena. …”
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Das populistische Krisennarrativ: Eine qualitative Analyse der Wahlkampfkommunikation der AfD auf Facebook by Teresa Lindenauer

“…Narratives play a central role in the construction of political behaviour and political communication as well. With the rise of populism in the last few decades, the relationship of language and politics has become more prominent in public discussion. …”
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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.…”

Objective reporting or mouthpiece for the opposition groups?: a study of MalaysiaKini coverage of the 2013 Malaysian general election by Mohd Faizal Kasmani

“…MalaysiaKini is regarded by political communication scholars as an influential online news medium in Asia. …”
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Modelling the effect of access to information, political interest and policy satisfaction on youth online political participation in Malaysia by Aishat Adebisi Abdul Rauf, Norsiah Abdul Hamid, Mohd Sobhi Ishak

“…Aside empirically adding to the growing body of knowledge on political participation, this study has implication both in terms of theory and practice in the field of political communication.…”
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Music as Soft Power: The Electoral Use of Spotify by Raquel Quevedo-Redondo, Marta Rebolledo, Nuria Navarro-Sierra

“…However, while election campaigns have been the predominant research area in political communication scholarship, music has not yet been taken as an object of study alongside spectacularisation and politainment. …”
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Building Political Hashtag Communities: A Multiplex Network Analysis of U.S. Senators on Twitter during the 2022 Midterm Elections by Yunus Emre Orhan, Harun Pirim, Yusuf Akbulut

“…This research contributes to the understanding of digital political communication, offering new insights into echo chamber dynamics and the role of politicians in polarization.…”
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E-democracy and Humanistic Principles by V. P. Kirilenko, G. V. Alekseev

“…Obviously, digital technologies, on the one hand, contribute to the dehumanization of political communication, on the other hand, they make direct democracy procedures more accessible. …”
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The “Courtesy” (Comitas) of king Vononès by Manaseryan Ruben

“…The “courtesy” (comitas) of Vononès, which Tacitus speaks of, being a characteristic feature of the political communication in republican Rome, was introduced by him into relations with the subjects. …”
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The politics of animal extinction and conservation: Interests, framing, and policy by Maria Armoudian

“…Together, this economic-political-communication complex has failed to prevent—and in some ways aided—mass die-offs of native animal species. …”
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Dynamics and Challenges of Democracy in Local Elections in Indonesia and the Netherlands by Hargono Hargono, Ahmad Rustan, Fachmi Jambak, La Ode Alba, Rofi Aulia Rahman

“…These dynamics include intense political competition, increased public participation, and changes in political communication through social media. While the challenges that need to be faced in regional elections include contests involving incumbents, fraud in elections, political money, voter participation, political polarization, and the integrity of organizers that occur in Indonesia and in the Netherlands. …”
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A Relic of Communism, an Architectural Nightmare or a Determinant of the City’s Brand? Media, Political and Architectural Dispute over the Monument to the Revolutionary Act in Rzes... by Sławomir Gawroński, Dariusz Tworzydło, Kinga Bajorek, Łukasz Bis

“…The aim of the considerations is to show, with the usage of the principles of critical analysis of media discourse, the impact of social events, political communication, and the activity of mass communicators on the perception of the monument of historical memory and the changes that take place within its public evaluation. …”
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