News Platform Preference as a predictor of political and civic participation

被引:28
作者
Bachmann, Ingrid [1 ]
de Zuniga, Homero Gil [2 ]
机构
[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Sch Commun, Santiago, Region Metropol, Chile
[2] Univ Texas Austin, Annette Strauss Inst, Digital Media Res Program, Austin, TX 78712 USA
来源
CONVERGENCE-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH INTO NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES | 2013年 / 19卷 / 04期
关键词
Civic participation; offline news; online news; political participation; survey; INTERNET USE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE NEWS; MEDIA; COMMUNICATION; WEB; INTERACTIVITY; ENGAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; TELEVISION;
D O I
10.1177/1354856513493699
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Scholars have observed the influence of online and offline media use on the promotion of political and civic engagement. Findings indicate a positive correlation between media use and participation. This study moves beyond such effect on participation. Using data from an original national US survey, this article explores the effects of News Platform Preference Scale - a construct that measures the contrast between online and traditional news use in a continuum - on participatory behaviours. Controlling for usual online and offline media use, results show that a preference for digital media has strong positive effects over political and civic participation, suggesting these media may indeed be different.
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页码:496 / 512
页数:17
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