[Commlist] IJoC Publishes a Special Section on The Role of Media on Political Polarization

International Journal of Communication Publishes a Special Section on The
Role of Media on Political Polarization

As political polarization emerges across societies, are news platforms and
social media sites to blame?
Guest-edited by Christian von Sikorski and Emily Kubin, this Special Section
on the Role of Media in Political Polarization aims to provide a deeper
understanding regarding the complex relationship between media (i.e.,
traditional and social media) and political polarization (with a special
focus on affective polarization). Here we bring together leading scholars
from the fields of communication research, political science, and psychology
to understand how media and affective polarization relate to one another.

The authors present diverse perspectives in understanding when media
exacerbates affective division, when media are unrelated to affective
polarization, and the situations where media can depolarize viewers. Authors
consider these questions in both traditional media settings (e.g., news
media) and social media contexts (e.g., Facebook). The conclusions drawn by
the authors highlight how there is not a simple answer regarding whether the
media are (at least in part) to blame for rising political polarization. For
example, one must consider the media content, how people interact with
media, their (mis)perceptions of society at large, and how the media shape
users' real-world behaviors. Further, some authors grapple with how media
can reduce political division—exploring whether attitudes expressed by
others within online forums, and inoculation against the perceived
reliability of polarizing content, can reduce affective polarization. Taken
together, these contributions highlight the need for nuanced understandings
of how media relate to political polarization.    We invite you to read 
these articles that published in the International
Journal of Communication on August 15, 2023. Please log into ijoc.org to
read the papers of interest. We look forward to your feedback!
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The Complex Relationship Between Media and Political Polarization:
Understanding How the Media Can Affectively (De)Polarize
Citizens—Introduction
Emily Kubin, Christian von Sikorski
The Way We Use Social Media Matters: A Panel Study on Passive Versus Active
Political Social Media Use and Affective Polarization
Jörg Matthes, Andreas Nanz, Ruta Kaskeleviciute, Franz Reiter, Isabelle
Freiling, Ariadne Neureiter, Marlis Stubenvoll, Sebastian E. Sherrah, Sarah
Juricek, Atika Aisyarahmi Munzir, Iara Noronha
Mediatized Campaign Attacks Fuel Affective Polarization if Perceived as
Negative: Experimental Evidence With American Voters
Alessandro Nai, Jürgen Maier

 When We Have to Get Along: Depolarizing Impacts of Cross-Cutting Social
Media
Daniel J. Sude, Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

Inoculation Can Reduce the Perceived Reliability of Polarizing Social Media
Content
Isobel Harrop, Jon Roozenbeek, Jens Koed Madsen, Sander van der Linden


The SPIR Framework of Social Media and Polarization: Exploring the Role of
Selection, Platform Design, Incentives, and Real-World Context
Elizabeth Harris, Steve Rathje, Claire E. Robertson, Jay J. Van Bavel
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Larry Gross, Editor Kady Bell-Garcia, Managing Editor
Chi Zhang, Managing Editor, Special Sections
Christian von Sikorski, Emily Kubin, Guest Editors

Please note that according to the latest Google Scholar statistics, IJoC
ranks 7th among all Humanities journals and 8th among all Communications
journals in the world — demonstrating the viability of open access
scholarly publication at the highest level.

Annenberg Press
(annpress /at/ usc.edu)
International Journal of Communication
USC Annenberg Press
Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism
University of Southern California
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International Journal of Communication (IJoC)
USC Annenberg Press
University of Southern California
http://ijoc.org/
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