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Age and the effects of news media attention and social media use on political interest and participation: Do social media function as leveller?

Holt, Kristoffer, Shehata, Adam, Strömbäck, Jesper, Ljungberg, Elisabet·2013·European Journal of Communication
DOI 10.1177/0267323112465369
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This article investigates how media use differs across age groups- and whether this matters for people’s inclination to participate politically. More specifically, the study investigates the impact of social media use for political purposes and of attention to political news in traditional media, on political interest and offline political participation. The findings, based on a four-wave panel study conducted during the 2010 Swedish national election campaign, show (1) clear differences in media use between age groups and (2) that both political social media use and attention to political news in traditional media increase political engagement over time. Thus, this study suggests that frequent social media use among young citizens can function as a leveller in terms of motivating political participation.

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Authors
Holt, K., Shehata, A., Strömbäck, J., & Ljungberg, E.
Venue
European Journal of Communication
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2013-02
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
19-34
ISSN
  • 0267-3231 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-3705
DOI
10.1177/0267323112465369
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371
References
68
FWCI
61.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Holt, K., Shehata, A., Strömbäck, J., & Ljungberg, E. (2013). Age and the effects of news media attention and social media use on political interest and participation: Do social media function as leveller? European Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323112465369

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