Incidentality on a continuum
A comparative conceptualization of incidental news consumption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7478282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugenia Mitchelstein (0000-0001-7355-8740, University of San Andrés, corresponding author), Pablo J Boczkowski (0000-0002-9446-8303, Northwestern University), K Tenenboim-Weinblatt (0000-0001-9268-3969, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Kaori Hayashi (0000-0002-9020-3068, The University of Tokyo), Mikko Villi (0000-0001-6935-9386, University of Jyväskylä), Neta Kligler-Vilenchik (0000-0003-3470-3305, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1136-1153 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464884920915355 |
| OpenAlex | W3018847192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 38 |
This article seeks to contribute to theorizing the dynamics of incidental news consumption. Through an analysis of 200 semi-structured interviews with people in Argentina, Finland, Israel, Japan, and the United States, we show that intentionality in news consumption can be viewed on a continuum, which goes from deliberately setting apart time to access the news on specific outlets to skimming through unsought-for news on social and broadcast media, with intermediate practices such as respondents setting up an environment where they are more or less likely to encounter news. Drawing on structuration theory, this article conceptualizes incidental news in the context of the wider media environment and across multiple levels of analysis and explores how individual agency and social structure interact to shape information acquisition practices
Advertising · Agency (philosophy · Business · Conceptualization · Consumption (sociology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Geography · Intentionality · Media studies · News media · Political science · Social media · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |