to informational mistakes because it is not being subjected to the same "fact-checking processes as institutional journalism." Social media creates greater opportunity for political persuasion due to the high number of citizens that regularly engage and build followings on social media. The more that a person engages on social media, the more influential they believe themselves to be, resulting in more people considering themselves to be politically persuasive. See also References External links Political Communication section at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Political Communication section of the International Communication Association (ICA) Political Communication Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) Centre for European Political Communications The Political Communication Lab - Stanford University Working Papers on Political Communications - Kennedy School of Government Political Communications Web Archive Project A list of Political communications books Digital Crusades: observing the political communications of populist-nativist parties SVP, PVV & the FN Communication studies Political science Communications