Media Influence on Opinion Change and Democracy

This book reviews and advances the theoretical and empirical knowledge at the intersection of opinion change and democracy. Specifically, the volume addresses how opinion change and political persuasion unfold in three main domains of media effects: private media (i.e., news organizations), public service media (state-own media services), and social media platforms. Divided in these three different sections, the volume serves as a venue to discuss and further advance the most recent theoretical assumptions and empirical findings that underpin our current understanding on how media influence public opinion and shape liberal democracies. The book also explores how media literacy and critical thinking can mitigate the effects of misinformation and propaganda, emphasizing the importance of educating the public to discern credible information from deceptive content. Furthermore, it discusses the ethical implications of media practices and the responsibilities of media producers in maintaining the integrity of democratic discourse. By highlighting these aspects, the book provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex interplay between media, public opinion, and democracy, offering valuable insights for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the role of media in shaping public opinion.

Links the role of private media, public media and social media on public opinion and democracies Brings together academic experts working on topics ranging from political communication to cyberactivism Lays the groundwork for a transnational debate on communication consumption in daily life

Auteur

Manuel Goyanes serves as Associate Professor of Research Methods at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His interdisciplinary work revolves around theoretically designing, and empirically testing, cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative methodological procedures to scientifically address challenging aspects of social science inquiry.

Azahara Cañedo (PhD) serves as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Communication at University of Castilla-La Mancha, where she is a researcher of the research group Comunicación Pública: Poder, Derecho y Mensaje (Public Communication: Power, Law and Message).

Contenu

Part I.-Opinion Change and Democracy in Private Media. -Chapter 1. The Shift in Media Power: How Media Capture is Changing the Game. -Chapter 2. Misinformation Campaigns, Populism and the Role of Journalism. -Chapter 3. Journalistic Role Performance and Its Effects. -Chapter 4. Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Their Effects: the Birth of an Alert Society. -Part II.- Opinion Change and Democracy in Public Service Media. -Chapter 5. Public Value and Liberal Democracies: the potential of Public Service Media as Islands of Trust in the Digital Public Sphere. -Chapter 6. Public Service Media and National Resilience in the Age of Information Disorders: A two-dimensional Conceptualization for Policy-making. -Chapter 7. The Role of Public Service Media in Democratic Engagement: An Audience Perspective. -Chapter 8. Citizenship on the Public Service Internet: Citizen's Media Contribution to Reimagining Digital Democratic Communication. -Part III. -Opinion Change and Democracy in Social Media Platforms. -Chapter 9. Origin and Evolution of the News Finds Me Perception: Review of Theory and Effects. -Chapter 10. From Mass Media to Social Media: Political Persuasion in the Field of Communication. -Chapter 11. Fake News Exposure and Political Persuasion. -Chapter 12. Content Sharing Dynamics and Political Polarization in Social Media.