Challenges and potentials of visual computational analysis Insights from a study on politicians’ self-depiction and their news portrayal
Visuals are omnipresent in contemporary online political communication. This can be considered a consequence of the development of new and more visual social media platforms such as Instagram, and has been fueled by the increasing mediatization and personalization of political processes. Research from psychology indicates…
Politics & Social Media, Social Media Data
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democracy
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