Sep 21, 2021 · In the present study, we employed a content-based analytical approach (e.g. Ahmed & Matthes, 2017). We conducted a systematic and extensive search of the literature …

Rising political polarization is, in part, attributed to the fragmentation of news media and the spread of misinformation on social media. Previous reviews have yet to assess the full breadth …

How social media reduces mass political polarization: Evidence from Germany, Spain, and the US. Paper presented at the 2015 American Political Science Association conference.

But Facebook, the largest social media platform, has disputed this contention, saying that it is unsupported by social science research. Determining whether social media plays a role in …

Jul 8, 2025 · As the U.S. becomes increasingly politically polarized, many blame social media platforms for incentivizing outrage and escalating division. Our experts explore ways to …

Feb 28, 2025 · This paper explores the significant role that social media platforms play in political polarization within the United States.

Nov 14, 2017 · Social Media, Political Polarization, Misperception and Democratic.

In this study, we investigated how undergraduate students taking courses in the school of journalism and mass communication at a regional university in the Southwestern United States …

In this analysis, we quantify both political and media polarization using millions of lines of text data from political reporting and the proceedings of Congress. We utilize the estimator proposed in …

possible reasons for the impact of mass media on political polarization. Through a secondary analysis of research similar to previous methods, she identified three major causes of …