Age Differences in Online News Consumption and Online Political Expression in the United States, United Kingdom, and France

IF 4.1 1区社会学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

International Journal of Press-Politics Pub Date : 2021-12-20 DOI:10.1177/19401612211060271

Shelley Boulianne, A. Shehata

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Abstract

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. To test the differential role of political interest in news consumption and online political expression, we use a survey of 3,210 people from the United States, 3,043 from the United Kingdom, and 3,031 from France. Our findings suggest that young citizens are more frequent users of online news overall and that the rank order of different news activities replicates cross-nationally. The frequency of online political expression is negatively related to age, with older people less likely to post online. Age moderates the relationship between political interest and news consumption as well as news consumption and online political expression. The correlations of these sets of variables are stronger for younger respondents compared to older respondents. These findings hold across the three countries under study. We explain these patterns in terms of changing citizenship norms and discuss the implications for democracy.

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美国、英国和法国网络新闻消费和网络政治表达的年龄差异

年轻人和老年人在新闻消费和网络政治表达方面的动机不同。在本文中，我们认为不同的公民身份模式特征的年轻一代和老一代。为了检验政治兴趣在新闻消费和在线政治表达中的不同作用，我们使用了对3,210名美国人、3,043名英国人和3,031名法国人的调查。我们的研究结果表明，总体而言，年轻公民更频繁地使用在线新闻，不同新闻活动的排名顺序在全国范围内是相同的。网络政治表达的频率与年龄呈负相关，老年人不太可能在网上发帖。年龄对政治兴趣与新闻消费、新闻消费与网络政治表达之间的关系具有调节作用。与年长的受访者相比，这些变量集的相关性在年轻受访者中更强。这些发现在被研究的三个国家都成立。我们从改变公民规范的角度来解释这些模式，并讨论其对民主的影响。

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International Journal of Press-Politics Multiple-

CiteScore

12.10

自引率

8.30%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Press/Politics is an interdisciplinary journal for the analysis and discussion of the role of the press and politics in a globalized world. The Journal is interested in theoretical and empirical research on the linkages between the news media and political processes and actors. Special attention is given to the following subjects: the press and political institutions (e.g. the state, government, political parties, social movements, unions, interest groups, business), the politics of media coverage of social and cultural issues (e.g. race, language, health, environment, gender, nationhood, migration, labor), the dynamics and effects of political communication.