Indistinct Information Habitats: Information and Attitudes in the 2023 Alberta Election

Amidst concerns of rising polarization and increasing information environment segregation, the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO) conducted a two-pronged study during the 2023 Alberta provincial election to evaluate the possibility of increasing ideological and affective polarization. (1. 2. ) MEO’s study set out to examine the presence of distinct information environments or ‘habitats’ among Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) and the United Conservative Party (UCP) by surveying 948 Albertans to understand their media consumption habits and collecting digital trace data on Instagram and Facebook to understand social media information networks.