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Published: 2025-05-31

Special Issue: Intersections of Politics and Social Media

Editor letter
Mia Moody-Ramirez, Gabriel B. Tait
1-3
Political themes in memesAn exploration of Ghanaian online memetic discourse
Millicent Elewosi, Joseph P. Zompetti
4-35
Somalia needs legal framework to stop social media “warlords”Study on impact of social media on conflict dynamic shows
Abdullahi Abdi Sheikh
36-56
Users’ engagement with male and female politicians’ Instagram postsEvidence from Israel’s 2021 election
Galit Sharon, Moran Yarchi
57-83
Gatecrashing journalismHow influencers are redefining news in Zambia
Gregory Gondwe
84-103
#ProtestPolicingIntersecting race and social media activism in the Mile High City
Nancy Rios-Contreras
104-125

Social media users’ perceptions of roles and responsibilities
Jessica Roberts
126-144
Using AsianCrit Theory to assess Asian prejudice in policymakers’ statements on Twitter
Claudia Bawole, George Daniels
145-169
Optimizing engagement of “willing messengers”Effective health information dissemination using social media and networks
Terry Stringer Damron, Joe Cangelosi
170-188
Social media use and its impact on Palestinian women’s well being and self-empowerment
Rania Al Namara, Harsha Gangadharbatla
189-221
Tweet, watch, repeatNeuroticism, conscientiousness, and the quest for belonging on social TV
Lauren Auverset
222-257
The role of networks in spreading hate speech on Twitter
Jari-Mikko Meriläinen
258-278