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Natalie "Talia" Jomini Stroud

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    Building Connective Democracy to Combat Polarization

    When thinking about the problems facing American democracy today, none strikes us as quite so potent, quite so insidious, or quite so devastating as affective polarization—the increasing animosity between social and political groups. It is characterized by the a prioridistrust people feel when listening to someone with a different point of view. Affective polarization is […]

    Article · November 5, 2020 by and

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    Survey of Snapchat users shows that distrust in the media is not so simple

    Natalie “Talia” Stroud, director at the Engaging News Project at the University of Texas at Austin, and Luz Gomez, director of research at Knight Foundation During the 2016 presidential election, news organizations and political candidates had more ways than ever to directly connect with audiences and voters. Social platforms like Snapchat have become increasingly popular, especially […]

    Article · June 8, 2017 by