TY - JOUR
T1 - The Proliferation of the “News Finds Me” Perception Across Societies
AU - De ZúñIga, Homero Gil
AU - Strauss, Nadine
AU - Huber, Brigitte
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 (Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Nadine Strauss, and Brigitte Huber)
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Today, people are exposed to vast information flows while online or on social media. This abundance has led some people to believe that they no longer have to actively seek the news to be well informed about public affairs and that important news will find them through social media or other online channels. Recently, academics have offered a first theoretical account, capturing this belief as the “news finds me” perception (NFM). Initial studies have been conducted in the U.S. and Austria, indicating deleterious effects between NFM and both traditional news use and political predispositions and behaviors. This study seeks to expand this line of research, exploring the proliferation of NFM in 10 societies around the world. Findings give further insights into the degree of NFM proliferation in diverse contexts. Across societies, NFM is associated with age, social media news use, and other meaningful democratic variables such as political interest, political knowledge, and voting behavior.
AB - Today, people are exposed to vast information flows while online or on social media. This abundance has led some people to believe that they no longer have to actively seek the news to be well informed about public affairs and that important news will find them through social media or other online channels. Recently, academics have offered a first theoretical account, capturing this belief as the “news finds me” perception (NFM). Initial studies have been conducted in the U.S. and Austria, indicating deleterious effects between NFM and both traditional news use and political predispositions and behaviors. This study seeks to expand this line of research, exploring the proliferation of NFM in 10 societies around the world. Findings give further insights into the degree of NFM proliferation in diverse contexts. Across societies, NFM is associated with age, social media news use, and other meaningful democratic variables such as political interest, political knowledge, and voting behavior.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099436615
SN - 1932-8036
VL - 14
SP - 1605
EP - 1633
JO - International Journal of Communication
JF - International Journal of Communication
ER -