TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential Use, Differential Effects
T2 - Investigating the Roles of Different Modes of News Use in Promoting Political Participation
AU - Choi, Jihyang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 International Communication Association
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - The present study clarifies the role of the informational use of media in facilitating citizens' political participation by focusing on three distinctive modes of news experience (i.e., news reading, posting, and endorsing) within the context of online social networking sites (SNSs). The findings show that news posting contributes to greater participation in politics by positively mediating the relationship between the use of SNSs and participatory activities. In contrast, news reading and endorsing were not significantly associated with political participation. In addition, the study found that the indirect effects of SNS use on participation via news posting are highest among those with a high degree of network political expertise and lower among those with an average level of such expertise.
AB - The present study clarifies the role of the informational use of media in facilitating citizens' political participation by focusing on three distinctive modes of news experience (i.e., news reading, posting, and endorsing) within the context of online social networking sites (SNSs). The findings show that news posting contributes to greater participation in politics by positively mediating the relationship between the use of SNSs and participatory activities. In contrast, news reading and endorsing were not significantly associated with political participation. In addition, the study found that the indirect effects of SNS use on participation via news posting are highest among those with a high degree of network political expertise and lower among those with an average level of such expertise.
KW - News Posting
KW - Political Expertise of Networks
KW - Political Participation
KW - Politically Relevant Social Capital
KW - SNS
KW - SNS News
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U2 - 10.1111/jcc4.12176
DO - 10.1111/jcc4.12176
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84994831755
SN - 1083-6101
VL - 21
SP - 436
EP - 450
JO - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
JF - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
IS - 6
ER -