Valence-based homophily on Twitter: Network Analysis of Emotions and Political Talk in the 2012 Presidential Election

New Media and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1382-1400

  Himelboim, Itai ^a   Cameron, Kristen ^a   Sweetser, Kaye D ^b   Danelo, Matthew ^c   West, Kate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Media Consultant ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

2012 Election; emotional valence; homophily; political talk; social networks; Twitter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981266982     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444814555096     Document Type: Article

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