Could social media forecast political movements?

8 May 2015

Authors: Jonathan Bright

GE2015 turned out to be a bad night for some. Beyond the obvious political parties, the reputation of polling firms took a big hit: while the exit poll got ... Read More Could social media forecast political movements?

What does it mean to win a debate anyway?: Media Coverage of the Leaders’ Debates vs. Google Search Trends

29 April 2015

Authors: Eve Ahearn

Following the April 2nd Leaders’ Debate the media portrayed Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party, as the victor of the night, or at least a victor. ... Read More What does it mean to win a debate anyway?: Media Coverage of the Leaders’ Debates vs. Google Search Trends

Media effect or media replacement?

22 April 2014

Authors: Taha Yasseri

by Jonathan Bright and Taha Yasseri. Online political information seeking, at least in the data we’ve gathered so far, happens in short, concentrated bursts. When we began the project, I (JB) ... Read More Media effect or media replacement?

Outliers on the electoral information cycle

11 April 2014

Authors: Taha Yasseri

by Jonathan Bright and Taha Yasseri. In the last post we looked at patterns of access to the Wikipedia article on the European Parliament election, 2009 identified an electoral information cycle which consists of a build ... Read More Outliers on the electoral information cycle

When do people start getting interested in elections? The electoral information cycle

8 April 2014