In light of the recent US election, many fear that “fake news” has become a force of
enormous reach and influence within the news media environment. We draw on well-established …

New media have made available a wide range of platforms and content choices. However,
audiences cope with abundant choices by using more narrowly defined repertoires. …

Audience measurement worldwide is responding to the need to measure media consumption
across platforms. One approach being employed by the industry is “single source” …

This study investigates the role of both cultural and technological factors in determining
audience formation on a global scale. It integrates theories of media choice with theories of …

The dominant understanding of Internet censorship posits that blocking access to foreign-based
websites creates isolated communities of Internet users. We question this discourse for …

Surveys, although widely used to measure media exposure, are blunt instruments. In today’s
complex media environments it is difficult to accurately recall usage. Audience …

This article argues that maps of the Web’s structure based solely on technical infrastructure
such as hyperlinks may bear little resemblance to maps based on Web usage, as cultural …

Our study investigates the role of infrastructures in shaping online news usage by contrasting
use patterns of two social groups—millennials and boomers—that are specifically located …

Digital trace data from giant platforms are gaining ground in the study of human behavior.
This trend accompanies contestations regarding representativeness, privacy, access, and …

This study examines the factors that influence time spent with different genres of television
content in the contemporary media environment. An integrated framework of television use, …