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Investigación sobre información política y redes sociales: puntos clave y retos de futuro Andreu Casero-Ripollés Andreu Casero-Ripollés is a professor of Journalism and dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Universitat Jaume I de Castelló (Spain). Previously, he was head of the Department of Communication Sciences and director of Journalism Studies. He holds a degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a PhD from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He is a member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. He has been a visiting researcher at the universities of Columbia (United States) and Westminster (UK), among others. He studies political communication and the transformation of journalism in the digital environment. He has published articles in journals such as Information, communication & society; International journal of press/politics; Journalism;

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Ordinary citizens are increasingly using mobile instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp for politically-related activities. Compared to other 'semi-public' online platforms, WhatsApp provides a more intimate and controlled environment in which users can almost simultaneously gather and share news, discuss politics, and mobilize others. Relying on twowave panel data collected in Spain, USA, and New Zealand, this study examines the mediating role of WhatsApp political discussion in the relationships between different types of news use and various forms of political participation. First, our findings reveal WhatsApp discussion has a positive influence on activism, and a more nuanced effect on conventional participation. Second, results are partially supportive of a fully mediated set of influences between news media and social media news uses and both types of participation via WhatsApp. Finally, the study examines age differential effects between younger (Gen Xers and Millennials) and older (Boomers) age groups.

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