PhD Student Eric Vorst Examines Incivility on Social Media and Its Potential Impact on Political Engagement
August 19, 2017
August 19, 2017
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 19 -- The University of Missouri's St. Louis campus issued the following news release:
The idea began to emerge, believe it or not, after the St. Louis Cardinals got bounced from the National League Championship Series in 2012.
Eric Vorst logged onto Facebook and quickly started picking up on the hostility that permeated his news feed.
"Everyone was really mad at each other, like fiercely angry, and people were unfriending each oth . . .
The idea began to emerge, believe it or not, after the St. Louis Cardinals got bounced from the National League Championship Series in 2012.
Eric Vorst logged onto Facebook and quickly started picking up on the hostility that permeated his news feed.
"Everyone was really mad at each other, like fiercely angry, and people were unfriending each oth . . .