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How news sites' online comments helped build our hateful electorate

  • Written by Marie K. Shanahan, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Connecticut
imageWhom do we become in online comments?Troll via shutterstock.com

Critics may accuse President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters of dragging down public discourse in America, but civility took leave of open discussions years ago – online. Beneath digital news stories and social media posts are unmoderated, often anonymous comment streams...

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