Normal news is boring

How young adults encounter and experience news on Instagram and TikTok

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6443575
AutoresJonathan Hendrickx (0000-0003-2802-2802, University of Vienna, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen27
Número10
Páginas5736-5754
Fecha de publicación2024-05-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448241255955
OpenAlexW4399125900
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas22
Referencias citadas40

Instagram and TikTok constitute the fastest rising social media apps for news consumption. However, very little remains known on how young people encounter and experience news content on these platforms. Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with young adult Belgians, including operationalising the walkthrough method, this qualitative research article fills this existing gap in scholarship. I contextualise but also nuance how younger users are accustomed to relying on third-party social media apps as the primary location to encounter news rather than news outlets’ own offline and online platforms. The study results also shine light on intriguing perception differences in young adults’ varying news expectations of Instagram and TikTok, based on which ramifications and recommendations are discussed. Conceptually, I propose adopting the terms encountering and experiencing news rather than being exposed to or trusting it, in order to highlight the acknowledged (radical) audience turn in journalism studies and practice

Advertising · Business · Fake news · Internet privacy · Media studies · News media · Sociology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics