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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"political talk"”.
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Passionate Political Talk: Social Networks and the Emotional Impact of Political Discussion
… theory of interpersonal influence in political networks by examining the impact of political talk on emotion. Despite scholarly attention to interpersonal communication in political behavior research, the conflicting findings regarding the impact of political talk on opinion formation …
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The internet and the public in South Korea: online political talk and culture
… dissertation is an ethnographic study of online political talk and its culture in South Korea. In this study, I examine the action and culture of online-talk participants from the insider’s perspective. My main argument is that online political talk has given rise to the subjectivity that …
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The production and mediatisation of political talk television in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom
… is a cross-national study that investigates political talk television. The first and main part looks at political talk show production. By talking to senior political talk producers working in different countries, newsrooms and political talk shows, this study constructs a general framework – …
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Civic and political involvement among young adults: Exploring political talk, political efficacy and political participation in a community context
… research on uses and gratifications by exploring political information-seeking uses of the Internet and social networking sites (SNS) and their relationships with political efficacy and political participation. Approximately 300 young adults completed a survey covering information-seeking, …
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Taiwanese political call-in talk shows : control and "credible participation" hidden behind the spectacle
… a "passive" medium, I demonstrate that Taiwanese political call-in shows have been a successful form of credible and "controlled participation" for over a decade. With the inception of multi-party elections, these talk shows have served a purpose beyond getting good ratings and bringing in profits …
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The Deliberative Potential of Social Media: Face Threat and Face Support in Online Political Expression
Engaging in productive political discussion has long been a valued aspect of American democratic life. Due to ease of access and the potential for exposure to diverse views, the Internet and social media may support mediated political talk. Literature on the concept of face and politeness theory …
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A downward spiral: Young people, the media, and political disengagement
This study examines whether political disengagement is related to the amount and/or type of television that young people watch. The study was conducted through survey research at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with over one hundred undergraduate participants. It demonstrates that there is no …
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Understanding the politics of Hispanic American women: Attitudes and behaviors of an emerging elite
… purpose of this study to learn more about the political attitudes and behaviors of Hispanic women in the United States. A survey with questions taken from the National Election Study was completed by 101 Hispanic women and 106 Anglo women at Texas Woman's University. The questionnaire examined …
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Participatory effects of political satire revisited in the age of digital media : the role of hard news, political expression and social media
This study examines the participatory effects of political satire, specifically late-night talk shows, in the age of digital media. Based on the O-S-R-O-R (background Orientation-Stimulus-Reasoning-outcome Orientation-Response) model of communication effects, this study theorizes and tests …
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The Consequences of Mistrust in the News Media: Media Skepticism as a Moderator in Media Effects and as a Factor Influencing News Media Exposure
… to exposure to non-mainstream channels like Political Talk Radio and Internet news sources. Also, media skepticism interacted with need for cognition in their effects on mainstream media exposure, so that the effects of skepticism were stronger when need for cognition was low. Implications of …
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Satire as Journalism: The Daily Show and American Politics at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century
… diverse group of narratives that includes political satire are well-founded. Changes in media technology and acute economic uncertainty have hit traditional news outlets at a time when Americans clearly want a voice they can trust to challenge institutions they believe are failing them. And …