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Stimulating or reinforcing political interest: using panel data to examine reciprocal effects between news media and political interest

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dc.contributor.authorBoulianne, Shelley
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-06
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-27T01:14:40Z
dc.date.available2022-05-27T01:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIs the news media merely a tool for those already interested in politics or can the news media stimulate interest in politics? While the news media likely serve both functions, little research has examined these dual functions and how television, print, and online news media differ in their performance of these functions. The author uses simultaneous equation modeling of three-wave panel data from the American National Election Study (2008-09) to examine the roles of different media in both stimulating and reinforcing political interest. The findings demonstrate that television news is a tool for those with prior interest in politics, more than a mechanism to influence levels of political interest. In contrast, online and print news can stimulate political interest to a greater degree than these media serve those with prior political interest. These differing relationships to political interest are explained in terms of the effort and attention required to use these news sources, their information sharing capabilities, and their diversity of content.
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dc.identifier.citationBoulianne, Shelley. 2011. "Stimulating Or Reinforcing Political Interest: Using Panel Data To Examine Reciprocal Effects Between News Media And Political Interest." Political Communication 28(2): 147-162. doi:10.1080/10584609.2010.540305.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2010.540305
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/445
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjecttelevision news
dc.subjectprint news
dc.subjectInternet
dc.subjectpolitical interest
dc.subjectsimultaneous equation modeling
dc.titleStimulating or reinforcing political interest: using panel data to examine reciprocal effects between news media and political interesten
dc.typeArticle Post-Print

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