Journalism as a Gateway to Information Seeking

The Role of Enjoyment and Spatial Presence

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ID12909406
AuthorsIvanka Pjesivac (0000-0001-7981-6931, University of Georgia, corresponding author), Sun Joo Ahn (0000-0002-6657-3886, University of Georgia), Andrea Briscoe, Solyee Kim (0000-0002-6428-8387, University of Georgia)
Year2022
Volume18
Issue4
Pages818-839
Publication date2022-07-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2022.2059545
OpenAlexW4285495769
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited72

This study examined the impact of news modality (print news vs. 360° journalism) on psychological mechanisms of information seeking intention, as well as individual differences that moderate the observed outcomes. The results of a two condition between-subjects experiment (N = 100) conducted on a community sample showed that news modality affected information seeking intentions, enjoyment of news story, and the feelings of spatial presence, but did not affect actual information seeking behavior and information recall. Exposure to 360° journalism led to the increase in spatial presence, which led to a linear increase in enjoyment, ultimately resulting in greater intentions to seek further information. Participants with a higher need for cognitive closure enjoyed consuming news more when the story was presented as 360° journalism than those with a lower need for cognitive closure. Results contribute to expanding the theories of information seeking and the role of affective responses and spatial presence on news consumption in journalism and communication scholarship

Advertising · Affect (linguistics · Business · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Feeling · Information seeking · Journalism · Political science · Recall · Scholarship · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Law · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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