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Effects of the News-Finds-Me Perception in Communication: Social Media Use Implications for News Seeking and Learning About Politics
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With social media at the forefront of today's media context, citizens may perceive they don't need to actively seek news because they will be exposed to news and remain well-informed through their peers and social networks. We label this the “news-finds-me perception,” and test its implications for news seeking and political knowledge: “news-finds-me effects.” U.S. panel-survey data show that individuals who perceive news will find them are less likely to use traditional news sources and are less knowledgeable about politics over time. Although the news-finds-me perception is positively associated with news exposure on social media, this behavior doesn't facilitate political learning. These results suggest news continues to enhance political knowledge best when actively sought.
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- Gil de Zúñiga, H., Weeks, B., & Ardèvol-Abreu, A.
- Venue
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-04-11
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 105-123
- ISSN
- 1083-6101 (ISSN-L)
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- W2606421077
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- 594
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- FWCI
- 92.63
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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