During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have changed fundamentally. These changes have major ramifications for the political information environments and the extent to which they aid people in becoming informed citizens. Against this background, the purpose of this article is to review research on key changes and trends in political information environments and assess their democratic implications. We will focus on advanced postindustrial democracies and six concerns that are all closely linked to the dissemination and acquisition of political knowledge: (1) declining supply of political information, (2) declining quality of news, (3) increasing media concentration and declining diversity of news, (4)...
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This thematic issue includes ten articles that address previous contradictions in research on two ma...
This essay addresses the relationship between communication, public opinion, and democracy, which is...
During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have changed fundame...
During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have changed fundame...
For democracy to function correctly, citizens need to have an adequate level of political knowledge ...
We investigate the often-stated, but disputed claim in the political science and political communica...
This article argues that given the increasing polarisation, commercialisation and globalisation of t...
Contemporary political communication is conditioned by an information environment characterised, on ...
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The rise of new media and the broader set of social changes they are part of present political commu...
Contemporary political communication is conditioned by an information environment characterised, on ...
The transition from low- to high-choice media environments has had far-reaching implications for ci...
In this timely book, leading researchers consider how media inform democracy in six countries – the ...
This thesis examines the ways in which citizens find out about socio-political issues. The project s...
A media free from government interference is one of the key components of a democratic society, with...
This thematic issue includes ten articles that address previous contradictions in research on two ma...
This essay addresses the relationship between communication, public opinion, and democracy, which is...
During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have changed fundame...
During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have changed fundame...
For democracy to function correctly, citizens need to have an adequate level of political knowledge ...
We investigate the often-stated, but disputed claim in the political science and political communica...
This article argues that given the increasing polarisation, commercialisation and globalisation of t...
Contemporary political communication is conditioned by an information environment characterised, on ...
Democracy requires citizens who are able and willing to update their preferences in response to rele...
The rise of new media and the broader set of social changes they are part of present political commu...
Contemporary political communication is conditioned by an information environment characterised, on ...
The transition from low- to high-choice media environments has had far-reaching implications for ci...
In this timely book, leading researchers consider how media inform democracy in six countries – the ...
This thesis examines the ways in which citizens find out about socio-political issues. The project s...
A media free from government interference is one of the key components of a democratic society, with...
This thematic issue includes ten articles that address previous contradictions in research on two ma...
This essay addresses the relationship between communication, public opinion, and democracy, which is...