Understanding news engagement on social media

A media repertoire approach

Bibliographic Data

ID12657015
AuthorsShira Dvir-Gvirsman (0000-0002-3852-1878, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume24
Issue8
Pages1791-1812
Publication date2020-12-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1461444820961349
PMID35910420
OpenAlexW3117345131
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited31

This study promotes the news repertoire framework as an analytical approach best suited for studying news engagement on social media (SM), considering its multifaceted nature. To demonstrate the theoretical benefits of this proposal, the study seeks to (1) identify user profiles based on SM news viewing and sharing, and news consumption on other platforms; (2) determine profile predictors; and (3) evaluate their possible outcomes. A panel study ( N = 1786) demonstrated the emergence of identifiable profiles, attributed to differences in SM use and political interest. In addition, profiles embodied different effects on political participation over time. A second study ( N = 86) was conducted thereafter, in which users' Facebook news feed use was analyzed to determine differences in news supply according to profiles. Findings that could not have been achieved using the more common unidimensional news consumption methods are discussed in light of new theoretical gains provided by the repertoire approach

Advertising · Business · Consumption (sociology · Embodied cognition · Internet privacy · News media · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Repertoire · Social media · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Artificial Intelligence

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