Related Media Gallery for Viewers Who Tweet During Presidential Debates Learn More about Political Issues, MU Study Finds
August 24th, 2017
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Mitchell McKinney
Mitchell McKinney and his team found that issue-based tweeting was directly related to greater knowledge acquisition, and social watching actually helps viewers solidify their beliefs around their chosen candidates.
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Ben Warner
Ben Warner found that debate watchers who engaged in more frequent issue tweeting were more confident in their political knowledge, and more frequently adopted ‘argument stance-taking’ in their debate tweeting. Photo:
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