Learning about Politics from Mass Media and Social Media: Moderating Roles of Press Freedom and Public Service Broadcasting in 11 Countries

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

International Journal of Public Opinion Research Pub Date : 2021-08-17 DOI:10.1093/ijpor/edaa021

C. S. Park, Homero Gil de Zúñiga

引用次数: 13

Abstract

To examine whether mass media and social media relate to political knowledge, the study draws upon an original survey of adults from 11 countries, the 2014 CESifo DICE Report on public service broadcasting, and the 2015 Press Freedom Index by Freedom House. Findings reveal that news use via television, newspapers, online news sites, and social media is positively associated with political knowledge. Furthermore, press freedom and strong public broadcasting strengthen the association between news use (via both mass and social media) and political knowledge. The findings suggest that the media system plays a crucial role in creating a political learning environment even in this social media age.

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从大众媒体和社交媒体学习政治：11个国家新闻自由和公共服务广播的调节作用

为了检验大众媒体和社交媒体是否与政治知识有关，该研究借鉴了对11个国家成年人的原始调查、2014年CESifo DICE公共服务广播报告和自由之家2015年的新闻自由指数。研究结果表明，通过电视、报纸、在线新闻网站和社交媒体使用新闻与政治知识呈正相关。此外，新闻自由和强大的公共广播加强了新闻使用（通过大众和社交媒体）与政治知识之间的联系。研究结果表明，即使在这个社交媒体时代，媒体系统在创造政治学习环境方面也发挥着至关重要的作用。

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International Journal of Public Opinion Research Multiple-

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

11.10%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Public Opinion Research welcomes manuscripts that describe: - studies of public opinion that contribute to theory development and testing about political, social and current issues, particularly those that involve comparative analysis; - the role of public opinion polls in political decision making, the development of public policies, electoral behavior, and mass communications; - evaluations of and improvements in the methodology of public opinion surveys.