Processing Political Information: Selection, Engagement, Inference and Effects
Organizer: Prof. Yariv Tsfati, University of Haifa
March 21 2017, 1200-1530, Room 7052, Rabin Building, University of Haifa
12:00 – 12:50
"Everyday dynamics in news selection and effects: An ambulatory assessment approach" Lukas Otto, Michaela Maier and Fabian Thomas, U. Koblenz-Landau, Germany
13:00- 13:50
"Ordinary citizens in the news: Media depiction, social inference and impersonal influence." Christina Peter, Ludwig-Maximillian U, Germany
14:00-15:30
"I like what I see: Studying the influence of popularity cues on attention allocation and news selection", Shira Dvir-Gvirsman, Tel Aviv U
"Women politicians are more engaging: Male versus Female politicians’ ability to generate users’ engagement on social media during an election campaign", Moran Yarchi & Tal Samuel-Azran, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel
"Exploring the association between selective exposure and empathy: An update", Yariv Tsfati, U of Haifa