TY - JOUR
T1 - News-seekers and avoiders
T2 - Exploring patterns of total news consumption across media and the relationship to civic participation
AU - Ksiazek, Thomas B.
AU - Malthouse, Edward C.
AU - Webster, James G.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - This study examines patterns of news consumption across multiple media platforms and relates them to civic participation. Analyzing a national sample of close to 25,000 respondents, nearly half the adult population in America is classified as news "Avoiders," and the other half as "News-seekers." Testing the relationship between civic participation and news consumption for each of 6 media platforms individually, and to an overall index combining those sources into 1 measure, the results show a positive relationship with civic par-ticipation, but the influence of Total News Consumption on civic participation is greater for Avoiders than for News-seekers.
AB - This study examines patterns of news consumption across multiple media platforms and relates them to civic participation. Analyzing a national sample of close to 25,000 respondents, nearly half the adult population in America is classified as news "Avoiders," and the other half as "News-seekers." Testing the relationship between civic participation and news consumption for each of 6 media platforms individually, and to an overall index combining those sources into 1 measure, the results show a positive relationship with civic par-ticipation, but the influence of Total News Consumption on civic participation is greater for Avoiders than for News-seekers.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2010.519808
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2010.519808
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650296420
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 54
SP - 551
EP - 568
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 4
ER -