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  • Political chatter and the social media effect

    Nov 25, 2020 12:00 pm by Kayleigh RahnResearch
    JungHwan Yang, professor of communication, devotes much of his research to studying politics on social media.

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    • JungHwan Yang, professor of communication, devotes much of his research to studying politics on social media.

    Social media users who have the most interest and most extreme attitudes – from either political perspective – typically share the most content. But they're not likely to sway many people.