How News Type Matters Indirect Effects of Media Use on Political Participation Through Knowledge and Efficacy

被引:20
作者
Andersen, Kim [1 ]
Bjarnoe, Camilla [1 ]
Albaek, Erik [1 ]
De Vreese, Claes H. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southern Denmark, Ctr Journalism, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
[2] Univ Amsterdam, ASCoR, Amsterdam Sch Commun Res, Polit Commun, NL-1012 WX Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
news types; indirect media effects; political participation; political knowledge; political efficacy; SOFT NEWS; INTERNET USE; COMMUNICATION; ELECTION; ONLINE; IMPACT; ENGAGEMENT; CAMPAIGNS; EXPOSURE; COVERAGE;
D O I
10.1027/1864-1105/a000201
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Today, citizens have the possibility to use many different types of news media and participate politically in various ways. This study examines how use of different news types (hard and soft TV news as well as printed and online versions of broadsheet and tabloid newspapers) indirectly affects changes in offline and online political participation through current affairs knowledge and internal efficacy during nonelection and election time. We use a four-wave national panel survey from Denmark (N = 2,649) and show that use of hard TV news and broadsheets as well as online tabloids positively affects changes in both offline and online political participation through current affairs knowledge and internal efficacy. Use of soft TV news and printed tabloids has a negative indirect effect. These results are more pronounced for online political participation and during election time. However, use of soft TV news also has a positive direct effect on changes in political participation, which suggests a positive impact via other processes.
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