Stumbling upon news on the Internet: Effects of incidental news exposure and relative entertainment use on political engagement

被引：252

作者：

Kim, Yonghwan ^{[1
]}

Chen, Hsuan-Ting ^{[2
]}

de Zuniga, Homero Gil ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alabama, Coll Commun & Informat Sci, Dept Telecommun & Film, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA

[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Sch Journalism & Commun, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Texas Austin, Coll Commun, Sch Journalism, Austin, TX 78712 USA

来源：

COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2013年 / 29卷 / 06期

关键词：

Internet; Digital media; Incidental news exposure; Relative entertainment use; Political engagement; Gaps in political participation; SOCIAL MEDIA USE; SELECTIVE EXPOSURE; CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; ONLINE; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION; NETWORKS; EFFICACY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.005

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Contemporary concerns that the Internet might lead to political apathy are based on suggestions that people would use the Internet for entertainment purposes rather than news consumption. However, what if someone stumbles upon news when surfing the Internet? Would this incidental news exposure online be helpful in promoting citizens' political engagement? This study tests whether and how incidental news exposure (INE) and relative entertainment use (REU) on the Internet are associated with political participation. Drawing from US national data, results revealed a significant and positive relationship between INE and offline and online political participation while REU was negatively associated with offline and online political participation. More importantly, the role of INE in facilitating citizens' online political participation was stronger for those who consume less entertainment online, indicating that incidental news exposure may increase existing gaps in political participation between people who prefer news and people who prefer entertainment online. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2607 / 2614

页数：8

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