Abstract
The abundant choices offered by digital media have raised concerns that audience behavior in news consumption might become polarized into people either aggressively seeking out or avoiding the news. Despite growing evidence to that effect, there is no research that precisely measures exposure to news over a period of years. This study assesses TV news consumption by analyzing respondent-level "peoplemeter"data from 2001 to 2007, a period of rapid growth in Korean cable television. We find that polarization in news viewing had already been established at an earlier stage of cable penetration, and that it has changed little over the seven-year period. Political implications for the division between news "junkies"and "avoiders"are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 838-856 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | International Journal of Communication |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jun 5 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication