News Grazers, Television News, Political Knowledge, and Engagement

Jonathan S. Morris, Richard G. Forgette
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Abstract

This study examines the modern-day television “news grazer” in American politics. We define news grazers as those individuals who watch television news with remote control in hand and switch to another channel when an uninteresting topic comes up. Using survey data from the Pew Research Center, we find that news grazers differ significantly from nongrazers in news-gathering habits, political knowledge, and behavior. These effects remain significant even when controlling for other factors associated with news-grazing frequency, such as age and gender. The implications for the present and future of democratic political engagement are discussed.
新闻传播者,电视新闻,政治知识和参与
本研究考察了美国政治中的现代电视“新闻掠夺者”。我们把“新闻食草者”定义为那些拿着遥控器看电视新闻的人,当一个无趣的话题出现时,他们就换到另一个频道。利用皮尤研究中心的调查数据,我们发现新闻食草者与非食草者在新闻采集习惯、政治知识和行为方面存在显著差异。即使控制了与新闻浏览频率相关的其他因素,如年龄和性别,这些影响仍然显著。讨论了民主政治参与对现在和未来的影响。
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