Media attention and exposure in relation to support for agricultural biotechnology

被引:83
作者
Besley, JC
Shanahan, J
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Commun, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Media & Soc Res Grp, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
关键词
biotechnology; opinion; media; television; newspaper; trust;
D O I
10.1177/1075547005275443
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
This article shows that attention to television news, science television, and entertainment television are all significantly related to a composite measure of agricultural biotechnology support after controlling for demographics as well as self-reported biotechnology awareness, trust in institutions, and perceived role of science. These findings contradict previous commentary that suggested that no measurable relationship exists between communication variables and biotechnology support. It is also hypothesized that some biotechnology support may be an outcome of heuristic processing by survey respondents.
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页码:347 / 367
页数:21
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