News grazers, television news, political knowledge, and engagement

被引：19
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作者：
Morris, Jonathan S.
Forgette, Richard
机构：
[1] E Carolina Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Greenville, NC 27858 USA
[2] Univ Mississippi, Dept Polit Sci, University, MS 38677 USA
来源：
HARVARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESS-POLITICS | 2007年 / 12卷 / 01期
关键词：
news grazers; television news; cable news; mass media;
D O I：
10.1177/1081180X06297122
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
This study examines the modern-day television "news grazer" in American politics. We define news grazers as those individuals who watch television news with remote control in hand and switch to another channel when an uninteresting topic comes up. Using survey data from the Pew Research Center, we find that news grazers differ significantly from nongrazers in news-gathering habits, political knowledge, and behavior. These effects remain significant even when controlling for other factors associated with news-grazing frequency, such as age and gender. The implications for the present and future of democratic political engagement are discussed.
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页码：91 / 107
页数：17
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