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James, Carrie; Cotnam-Kappel, Megan – Learning, Media and Technology, 2020
Social media platforms like "Twitter" are venues for 24/7 political discussion -- including deliberation, everyday banter, and bickering. For youth, these platforms offer new opportunities and risks for participation, and suggest corresponding implications for civic education. This qualitative, exploratory study examines how 15 civic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Interpersonal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Sankaram, Kamala; Schober, Michael F. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2015
How do readers who are able to post responses on a political blog ("interactive readers") differ in their navigation and comprehension from "noninteractive" readers who are not empowered to post? In this study, a nonpartisan political blog was populated with news content about the then-upcoming 2012 U.S. presidential election.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Political Issues, Computer Mediated Communication, Comprehension