Navigating high-choice European political information environments: a comparative analysis of news user profiles and political knowledge

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• dc.contributor.author Castro, Laia
• dc.contributor.author Strömbäck, Jesper
• dc.contributor.author Esser, Frank
• dc.contributor.author Aelst, Peter Van
• dc.contributor.author Vreese, Claes de
• dc.contributor.author Aalberg, Toril
• dc.contributor.author Cardenal, Ana Sofía
• dc.contributor.author Corbu, Nicoleta
• dc.contributor.author Hopmann, David Nicolas
• dc.contributor.author Koc-Michalska, Karolina
• dc.contributor.author Matthes, Jörg
• dc.contributor.author Schemer, Christian
• dc.contributor.author Sheafer, Tamir
• dc.contributor.author Splendore, Sergio
• dc.contributor.author Stanyer, James
• dc.contributor.author Stępińska, Agnieszka
• dc.contributor.author Štětka, Václav
• dc.contributor.author Theocharis, Yannis
• dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-11T06:24:31Z
• dc.date.available 2023-05-11T06:24:31Z
• dc.date.issued 2022
• dc.description.abstract The transition from low- to high-choice media environments has had far-reaching implications for citizens’ media use and its relationship with political knowledge. However, there is still a lack of comparative research on how citizens combine the usage of different media and how that is related to political knowledge. To fill this void, we use a unique cross-national survey about the online and offline media use habits of more than 28,000 individuals in 17 European countries. Our aim is to (i) profile different types of news consumers and (ii) understand how each user profile is linked to political knowledge acquisition. Our results show that five user profiles – news minimalists, social media news users, traditionalists, online news seekers, and hyper news consumers – can be identified, although the prevalence of these profiles varies across countries. Findings further show that both traditional and online-based news diets are correlated with higher political knowledge. However, online-based news use is more widespread in Southern Europe, where it is associated with lower levels of political knowledge than in Northern Europe. By focusing on news audiences, this study provides a comprehensive and fine-grained analysis of how contemporary European political information environments perform and contribute to an informed citizenry.
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• dc.identifier.citation Castro L, Strömbäck J, Esser F, Van Aelst P, de Vreese C, Aalberg T, Cardenal AS, Corbu N, Hopmann DN, Koc-Michalska K, Matthes J, Schemer C, Sheafer T, Splendore S, Stanyer J, Stępińska A, Štetka V, Theocharis Y. Navigating high-choice European political information environments: a comparative analysis of news user profiles and political knowledge. Int J Press Polit. 2022;27(4):827-59. DOI: 10.1177/19401612211012572
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19401612211012572
• dc.identifier.issn 1940-1612
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56776
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher SAGE Publications
• dc.relation.ispartof The International Journal of Press/Politics. 2022;27(4):827-59.
• dc.relation.isreferencedby https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/19401612211012572/suppl_file/sj-docx-1-hij-10.1177_19401612211012572.docx
• dc.rights © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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• dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• dc.subject.keyword news media use
• dc.subject.keyword political knowledge
• dc.subject.keyword news repertoires
• dc.subject.keyword cross-national
• dc.subject.keyword comparative research
• dc.title Navigating high-choice European political information environments: a comparative analysis of news user profiles and political knowledge
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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