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How Political Information Travels Across Media Platforms

October 8, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, political information followed a linear, predictable transmission pipeline. News originated from official government statements or investigative reports, was processed by institutional print and broadcast editors, and was delivered downward to a relatively passive mass public. In the 21st-century network society, that hierarchical pipeline has been completely dismantled. Political information no longer travels down…

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How Digital Networks Change the Flow of Political Information

February 27, 2025 • by MIchael Baker • 0 Comments

For centuries, the flow of political information was dictated by physical bottlenecks and institutional hierarchies. News moved at the speed of printing presses, courier networks, and broadcast schedules. Information was tightly curated by professional gatekeepers—editors, producers, and state broadcasters—who determined what facts reached the public eye and in what context. The rise of digital networks…