Negativity drives online news consumption [PDF]
Nature Human Behaviour, 2023 Online media is important for society in informing and shaping opinions, hence raising the question of what drives online news consumption. Here we analyse the causal effect of negative and emotional words on news consumption using a large online dataset
Claire E. Robertson +5 more
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COVID-19 news consumption and distress in young people: A systematic review [PDF]
J Affect Disord, 2022 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges for the mental health of young people. The volume, negative content and potential for misinformation within COVID-19 related news can be an additional cause of distress.
Michelle Strasser, P. Sumner, D. Meyer
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Nudging recommendation algorithms increases news consumption and diversity on YouTube [PDF]
PNAS NexusRecommendation algorithms profoundly shape users’ attention and information consumption on social media platforms. This study introduces a computational intervention aimed at mitigating two key biases in algorithms by influencing the recommendation ...
Xudong Yu +3 more
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Aging in an "infodemic": The role of analytical reasoning, affect, and news consumption frequency on news veracity detection. [PDF]
J Exp Psychol Appl, 2022 Increasing misinformation spread poses a threat to older adults but there is little research on older adults within the fake news literature. Embedded in the Changes in Integration for Social Decisions in Aging (CISDA) model, this study examined the role
Didem Pehlivanoglu +7 more
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Incentivizing news consumption on social media platforms using large language models and realistic bot accounts [PDF]
PNAS NexusPolarization, misinformation, declining trust, and wavering support for democratic norms are pressing threats to the US Exposure to verified and balanced news may make citizens more resilient to these threats.
Hadi Askari +4 more
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Age Differences in Online News Consumption and Online Political Expression in the United States, United Kingdom, and France [PDF]
Int J Press Polit, 2021 Younger and older generations are differently motivated in relation to news consumption and online political expression. In this paper, we suggest that different modes of citizenship characterize younger and older generations.
Shelley Boulianne, A. Shehata
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The structures that shape news consumption: Evidence from the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Journalism (Lond), 2022 Researchers and practitioners increasingly believe that journalism must improve its relationship with audiences to increase the likelihood that people will consume and support news. In this paper, we argue that this assumption overlooks the importance of
J. L. Nelson, S. Lewis
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The Electoral Misinformation Nexus: How News Consumption, Platform Use, and Trust in News Influence Belief in Electoral Misinformation [PDF]
Public Opin QElectoral misinformation, where citizens believe false or misleading claims about the electoral process and electoral institutions—sometimes actively and strategically spread by political actors—is a challenge to public confidence in elections ...
Camila Mont’Alverne +5 more
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Spanish-Language News Consumption and Latino Reactions to COVID-19 [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 While the literature on infectious disease outbreaks has examined the extent to which communication inequalities during public health emergencies exacerbate negative outcomes among disadvantaged individuals, the implications of ethnic media consumption ...
Barbara Gomez‐Aguinaga +3 more
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News consumption patterns in Iceland [PDF]
Nordicom Review, 2021 News consumption has changed dramatically in the digital age, becoming increasingly complicated and fragmented. In this study, I analyse news consumption patterns in Iceland, drawing on data from a survey conducted in 2017, and compare it with news ...
Jóhannsdóttir Valgerður
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