Social selection and peer influence in an online social network
2011 study in PNAS on social networks and how friendships shape, or form around, shared tastes.
Media
Research roundups, articles, explainers and tip sheets about how journalists report the news and how audiences consume it
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Ideological segregation online and offline
2011 study from the University of Chicago on news consumers and content selection, highlighting the different levels of polarization in various contexts.
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Spread of behavior in an online social network experiment
2010 study by MIT in PNAS on social networks and the spread of health-related behaviors.
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Exit talk in media coverage of past presidential campaigns
2011 study from Political Research Quarterly on the pressures faced by trailing contenders for presidential nominations to leave the race.
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Association between violent video game play and aggression among adolescents
2011 longitudinal study published in the journal Developmental Psychology on the relationship between sustained violent video game play, aggression and youth.
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How television covers the presidential nomination process
2011 study from George Mason University on television news coverage of presidential candidates during primary season.
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Explaining variation in Twitter adoption among a diverse group of young adults
2011 study from Northwestern University on different motivations among teens who use Twitter.
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Exploring the role of political discussion for online political participation
2011 study in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research on the factors that spur online political discussion and participation.
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Pew Research: Twitter and the 2012 campaign
2011 report from the Pew Research Center on social media dynamics around the 2012 presidential nominating contest in the United States.
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Attacks, acclaims and rebuttals on political blogs during the 2008 presidential election
2011 study from the University of Arkansas and Louisiana State University in American Behavioral Scientist on political blogs and partisan content.
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