Most political content on smartphones appears in brief, fleeting bursts

Most political content on smartphones appears in brief, fleeting bursts

A new study analyzing nearly five million smartphone screenshots over a two-week period found that most political content people encounter on their devices appears in short bursts lasting only a few seconds. Moreover, the majority of this content came from sources other than traditional news media. The findings were published in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media. The way people consume news has undergone dramatic changes ove…

PsyPost: Most political content on smartphones appears in brief, fleeting bursts | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

PsyPost: Most political content on smartphones appears in brief, fleeting bursts. “A new study analyzing nearly five million smartphone screenshots over a two-week period found that most political content people encounter on their devices appears in short bursts lasting only a few seconds. Moreover, the majority of this content came from sources other than traditional news media. The findings were published in the Journal of Quantitative Descrip…

Smartphones frequently feature political topics, but these are short and brief

In a study published in the Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, researchers found that political content on smartphones, which...