New Media and the Propensity to Participate in Protests in the United States

• In Event: The Interaction of the Media and the Public

Brief Overview

Using both survey and aggregate data, we specify multilevel models to estimate the effects of new media use and penetration on the propensity to participate in political activities (e.g., demonstrations, protests) in the United States.

Authors

• Yulmin Park, The University of Texas at Austin

• Tse-min Lin, The University of Texas at Austin