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How social media fires people's passions – and builds extremist divisions

  • Written by Robert Kozinets, Jayne and Hans Hufschmid Chair of Strategic Public Relations, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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The people of the United States continue to learn how polarized and divided the nation has become. In one study released in late October by the Pew Research Center, Americans were found to have become increasingly partisan in their views. On issues as diverse as health care,...

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