News tagged with political blogs
Digital media a factor in ferocity of political campaigns
A University of Missouri study of recent political blogs indicates politics are getting nastier due to digital media, which are segmenting people into polarized interest groups. The researcher recommends a balanced approach ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 02, 2011 |
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People often talk about politics on blogs geared toward other topics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A full 25 percent of blog posts about politics occur on sites that are primarily about something else, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Information. And when ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Left is mean but right is meaner, says new study of political discourse
While the tragic shooting in Arizona has spotlighted the vitriol that seems to pervade political commentary, objective research examining the scope of this disturbing phenomenon has been lacking. In the first published study ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2011 |
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From obscurity to prime time: Viral political videos can spring from non-political sites
What's the mechanism that makes a political video go viral? What causes a video clip to spread from a few people to millions, sometimes in a matter of hours? Is it a top-down process led by elite gatekeepers or bottoms up, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2010 |
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Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both
According to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist, people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 13, 2009 |
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