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Why is citizens' support for political actors and institutions declining? Recent research suggests that voter cynicism is fueled by the manner in which mass med
Some political observers dubbed the 2008 presidential campaign as 'the Facebook Election'. Barack Obama, in particular, employed social media such as blogs, Twi
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Since its development shaped by the turmoil of the World Wars and suspicion of new technologies such as film and radio, political communication has become a hyb