Homero Gil de Zúñiga

Research interests

Publications

• A Scholarly Definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Advancing AI as a Conceptual Framework in Communication Research

  Political Communication · 2023 · https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2023.2290497

• Conspiracy Theories and Institutional Trust: Examining the Role of Uncertainty Avoidance and Active Social Media Use

  Political Psychology · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12754

• WhatsApp political discussion, conventional participation and activism: exploring direct, indirect and generational effects

  Information Communication & Society · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2019.1642933

• Fostering public trust in science: The role of social media

  Public Understanding of Science · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662519869097

• News finds me perception and democracy: Effects on political knowledge, political interest, and voting

  New Media & Society · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444818817548

• Personality Traits and Social Media Use in 20 Countries: How Personality Relates to Frequency of Social Media Use, Social Media News Use, and Social Media Use for Social Interaction

  Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2017.0295

• Effects of the News-Finds-Me Perception in Communication: Social Media Use Implications for News Seeking and Learning About Politics

  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12185

• Ties, Likes, and Tweets: Using Strong and Weak Ties to Explain Differences in Protest Participation Across Facebook and Twitter Use

  Political Communication · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2017.1334726

• Social Media Social Capital, Offline Social Capital, and Citizenship: Exploring Asymmetrical Social Capital Effects

  Political Communication · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2016.1227000

• Political persuasion on social media: Tracing direct and indirect effects of news use and social interaction

  New Media & Society · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444815616224

• Online Influence? Social Media Use, Opinion Leadership, and Political Persuasion

  International Journal of Public Opinion Research · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edv050

• What Is Second Screening? Exploring Motivations of Second Screen Use and Its Effect on Online Political Participation

  Journal of Communication · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12174

• Social Media, Political Expression, and Political Participation: Panel Analysis of Lagged and Concurrent Relationships

  Journal of Communication · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12103

• Political consumerism: Civic engagement and the social media connection

  New Media & Society · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444813487960

• Stumbling upon news on the Internet: Effects of incidental news exposure and relative entertainment use on political engagement

  Computers in Human Behavior · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.005

• Influence of Social Media Use on Discussion Network Heterogeneity and Civic Engagement: The Moderating Role of Personality Traits

  Journal of Communication · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12034

• Social Media Use for News and Individuals' Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation

  Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01574.x

• Selective Exposure to Cable News and Immigration in the U.S.: The Relationship Between FOX News, CNN, and Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants

  Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2012.732138

• The Mediating Role of Knowledge and Efficacy in the Effects of Communication on Political Participation

  Mass Communication & Society · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2010.496135

• Social Networks that Matter: Exploring the Role of Political Discussion for Online Political Participation

  International Journal of Public Opinion Research · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edr037

• The Mediating Path to a Stronger Citizenship: Online and Offline Networks, Weak Ties, and Civic Engagement

  Communication Research · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650210384984

• Citizen Journalism and Democracy: How User-Generated News Use Relates to Political Knowledge and Participation

  Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1177/107769901008700305

• Digital Democracy: Reimagining Pathways to Political Participation

  Journal of Information Technology & Politics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1080/19331680903316742

• Weblogs, traditional sources online and political participation: an assessment of how the internet is changing the political environment

  New Media & Society · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444809102960

• Who interacts on the Web?: The intersection of users’ personality and social media use

  Computers in Human Behavior · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2009.09.003

Current projects

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