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Michaelangelo Landgrave discusses his study on the impact of political news on TikTok on young voters' emotions.

TikTok has become a go-to source for news, especially for younger audiences . But short-form videos on the social network don’t look or sound much like traditional journalism. Users see a stream of bite-size videos that favor strong opinions and controversy over nuance and depth. So, how does consuming political content on TikTok actually affect young people ? Michaelangelo Landgrave is a political scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder, and co-author of a new study that looked into that question. He and his fellow researchers found that TikTok may not change young voters' political views – but it does tend to make them feel more angry, sad or anxious about the world. They recently published their findings in the journal Political Studies Review . Michaelangelo spoke with Erin O’Toole about the study, which he said was partly inspired by seeing his students use TikTok and other social media far more than traditional news outlets. * * * * * Sign up for the In The NoCo newsletter: Visit KUNC.org Questions? Feedback? Story ideas? Email us: NOCO@KUNC.org Like what you're hearing? Help more people discover In The NoCo by rating the show on your favorite podcast app. Thanks…

People in this episode

Host: Erin O'Toole

Guest: Michaelangelo Landgrave

Topics covered

• political news
• TikTok
• young voters
• social media
• emotional impact
• journalism

Keywords

• TikTok
• political views
• young audiences
• emotions
• news consumption
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Colorado Boulder, Political Studies Review, KUNC

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