TY - JOUR
T1 - The dynamics of political interest and news media consumption
T2 - A longitudinal perspective
AU - Strömbäck, Jesper
AU - Djerf-Pierre, Monika
AU - Shehata, Adam
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - This longitudinal study investigates whether the impact of political interest - a key motivational factor behind news consumption - on various forms of news consumption has increased over time. The analysis is based on a unique large-scale representative annual survey conducted in Sweden over the years 1986-2010, enabling a comprehensive analysis of citizens' total and specific news consumption across multiple channels and platforms. Results show that news consumption has become more polarized between news-seekers and news-avoiders over time, and that political interest has become a more important determinant of news consumption in today's high-choice media environment.
AB - This longitudinal study investigates whether the impact of political interest - a key motivational factor behind news consumption - on various forms of news consumption has increased over time. The analysis is based on a unique large-scale representative annual survey conducted in Sweden over the years 1986-2010, enabling a comprehensive analysis of citizens' total and specific news consumption across multiple channels and platforms. Results show that news consumption has become more polarized between news-seekers and news-avoiders over time, and that political interest has become a more important determinant of news consumption in today's high-choice media environment.
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U2 - 10.1093/ijpor/eds018
DO - 10.1093/ijpor/eds018
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890133315
SN - 0954-2892
VL - 25
SP - 414
EP - 435
JO - International Journal of Public Opinion Research
JF - International Journal of Public Opinion Research
IS - 4
ER -