Media convergence will positively impact social change by altering the status quo and accelerating values of freedom, openness, the right to know, and effective democratic governance.Ekwo, UchennaDissertations & Theses - GradworksEkwo, U. (2011). The impact of media convergence on Africa's ...
While social media platforms have enabled people to access a vast amount of information quickly, they have also contributed to the spread of misinformation and fake news. This has led to concerns about the impactof social media on democracy, as false information can sway public opinion and ...
In recent years, social media has become an integral part of life. It has a remarkable influence on politics. Politicians who have a good grasp of the use of social media have a better chance of gaining more followers and making their ideas known to more people. On the one hand, social...
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The inter-institutional impact of digital platform companies on democracy: A case study of the UK media's digital campaigning coverage Digital platforms, such as Google and Facebook, are under increased scrutiny as regards their impact on society. Having prompted concerns about their capacity to spr...
Utilizing a unique data set composed of 2,676 promises issued by 14 legislative parties over a 15-year period in post-communist Bulgaria, the study is among the first to longitudinally analyze the role of media in pledge fulfillment, while controlling for institutional and other explanations. The...
Social media has become an integral part of our society, impacting almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives. It has completely revolutionized the way we communicate, interact, and share information, ultimately shaping the way we perceive the world around us. The impact of social media on ...
Democracy is supposed to be a leveller when it concerns dividends of democracy. A situation where only the elites and a favoured few are seen to be enjoying its dividends and the large majority who actually did the voting to elect the leaders continue to wallow in poverty; with lack of ...
This paper examines the impact of direct democracy in national contexts on the decision of governments and parliaments to conduct EU referendums. The results of a qualitative鈥揷omparative analysis of 30 countries since 1945 show that this form of path dependency exists only in part: While some...
In order to offer an alternative, “big data”-based contribution to this ongoing debate, this study compares how the public views China and how the news media report on China with large-scale data. Our data set, which straddles 50 years of newspaper reporting and survey data, is uniquely ...