Communicative Aggression as a Communication Strategy in Digital Society
Ilya A. Bykov, Irina A. Gladchenko · 2019
One of previous studies showed that among students of Saint-Petersburg social network sites and the Internet resources has replaced TV as a primary mass source of obtaining political information. The survey conducted between St. Petersburg State University students of journalism and pollical science (N=400) revealed next results. The Internet replaced television on a primary informative position. Surprisingly, the printed press ranks second as a source of political information. The highest aggression level was marked in the Internet and on television relatively. It turns out a remarkable links with sources of political information and aggression perceptiveness in received data frames. Respondents identify the lowest level of aggression in printed media. In general students of both educational programs’ indexes’ differences are not significant. The article provides detailed information about method of survey, its main results and directions for further research.