Social media democracy mirage : how social media news fuels a politically uninformed participatory democracy / Homero Gil De Zúñiga [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gil de Zúñiga, Homero, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Social media--Political aspects.

Social media.

Online social networks--Political aspects.

Online social networks.

Disinformation.

Social media--Influence.

Political participation--Technological innovations.

Political participation.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 pages) : digital, PDF file(s), illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

For over two decades, political communication research has hailed the potentially reinvigorating effect of social media on democracy. Social media was expected to provide new opportunities for people to learn about politics and public affairs, and to participate politically. Building on two systematic literature reviews on social media, and its effects on political participation and knowledge (2000-2020), and introducing empirical evidence drawing on four original US survey data that expands for over a decade (2009-2020), this Element contends that social media has only partially fulfilled this tenet, producing a Social Media Democracy Mirage. That is, social media have led to a socio-political paradox in which people are more participatory than ever, yet not necessarily more informed

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on November 20, 2024).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781009062343

1009062344

9781009062534

1009062530

9781009053266

1009053264