Abstract
In an information-rich environment with ample choice, do citizens still get exposed to what is going on around them in society? Or do they become 'information hermits', only interested in their personal hobbies? In contrast to widespread fears, the results of a large-scale survey, representative for the population of the Netherlands, suggest that most citizens still get an overview of what is going on in the world, and that television news is still the most popular source for that information. In addition, news on the Internet reaches those who are unlikely to seek news offline and wish to be entertained instead of informed. In detail, the study examines (1) which factors influence total news-overview avoidance, but also (2) what determines the amount of news exposure for those who do not skip the news.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 35-51 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | European Journal of Communication |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2013 |
Funding
Data collection was supported by the Netherlands Press Fund.
Keywords
- Fragmentation
- news
- news avoidance
- news exposure
- online
- selective exposure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics