Daily Newspaper Contributions to Community Discussion

Atwood, L. Erwin; Sohn, Ardyth Broadrick; Sohn, Harold

doi:10.1177/107769907805500321

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“…Because the media use of each of the respondents was known, it was possible to take the individual media use of the respondents into account when assigning the news and advertising data to the respondents. This makes it possible to take individual differences among audience members into account, which enables a better understanding of the effects of media on the audience (Atwood, Sohn, & Sohn, 1978). The Netherlands is a suitable country for testing the effects of media coverage in a real‐life situation because subscriptions to daily newspapers amount to 85% of the country's total newspaper circulation (Bakker & Scholten, 2003).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Issue News and Corporate Reputation: Applying the Theories of Agenda Setting and Issue Ownership in the Field of Business Communication

Meijer

Kleinnijenhuis

2006

Journal of Communication

119

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Effects of issues in business news on corporate reputation are often assumed, but less often put to a test. To study these effects, this study combines a recent extension of agenda-setting theory-the second level of agenda setting-with issue ownership theory. A content analysis of business news is linked to a panel survey to measure corporate associations and corporate reputation. The results provide empirical evidence both for the second level of agenda setting and for issue ownership, thereby showing that theories from the field of political communication are valuable for understanding the effects of issues in business news.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Issue News and Corporate Reputation: Applying the Theories of Agenda Setting and Issue Ownership in the Field of Business Communication

Meijer

Kleinnijenhuis

2006

Journal of Communication

119

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“…In a context of pre-digital media, scholarship on reception had examined the patterns of media consumption in everyday habits, arguing that these patterns were relatively stable and organized in ritualistic ways (Gauntlett and Hill 1999;Webster and Phalen 1997), and following spatial and temporal dynamics (Bogart 1989;Gauntlett and Hill 1999). Earlier research had also looked at the social and relational roles of news consumption in everyday life (Atwood et al 1978;Boczkowski 2010a;Bentley 2001;Berelson 1949;Bogart 1989;Graber 1988;Kim et al 1999;Lull 1980). Similarly, it has been argued that the discussion of certain news topics and the avoidance of others is tied to relationship maintenance and goals (Bausinger 1984;Boczkowski 2010b;Jensen 1990).…”

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The Reception of Fake News: The Interpretations and Practices That Shape the Consumption of Perceived Misinformation

2019

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How do people make sense of, and deal with, a changing media landscape perceived to be filled with misinformation and fake news? To answer this, we draw upon data from seventy-one indepth interviews in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Miami. We found that perceptions about the overall media ecosystem were characterized by a: a) negative view of the current quality of news reporting, b) particular distrust of news circulation on social media; and c) concern about the effects of these trends mainly on the information habits of others. To counter these perceptions, participants indicated to rely on: a) traditional fact-based media, accompanied by a rejection of opinionated outlets; b) personal experience and knowledge; c) repetition of information across outlets; d) consumption of cross-ideological sources; e) fact-checking; and f) trust in certain personal contacts on social media, who are perceived as assessors of news quality. Our findings suggest that: a) news consumption is being ritualized in new and more personalized ways; b) social media is seen as a gateway to news partly because audiences find opinion leaders in terms of their skills as credibility assessors; and c) journalism could cater more to audiences' demands for more fact-oriented and less discussionbased content.

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“…For instance, Dearing and Rogers (1996) argued that "the number of news stories measures the relative salience of an issue on the media agenda" (p.18, emphasis in original). Most scholars have implemented this approach for estimating media salience (e.g., Atwood, Sohn, & Sohn, 1978;Burns, 1998;Funkhouser, 1973;Palmgreen & Clarke, 1977). Further, Benton and Frazier (1976) incorporated a similar procedure for tracking media salience of economic issues in television and print news.…”

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Explicating Media Salience: A Factor Analysis of New York Times Issue Coverage During the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election

Kiousis

2004

Journal of Communication

237

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Media salience-the key independent variable in agenda-setting research-has traditionally been explicated as a singular construct. Nevertheless, scholars have defined and measured it using a number of different conceptualizations and empirical indicators. To address this limitation in research, this study introduced a conceptual model of media salience, suggesting it is a multidimensional construct consisting of 3 core elements: attention, prominence, and valence. Furthermore, the model was tested through an exploratory factor analysis of The New York Times news coverage of 8 major political issues during the 2000 presidential election as a case study. The data revealed that 2 dimensions of media salience emerge: visibility and valence. Based on the factor analysis, 2 indices are created to measure the construct, which are intended for use in future investigations.

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Daily Newspaper Contributions to Community Discussion

Cited by 19 publications

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Issue News and Corporate Reputation: Applying the Theories of Agenda Setting and Issue Ownership in the Field of Business Communication

Issue News and Corporate Reputation: Applying the Theories of Agenda Setting and Issue Ownership in the Field of Business Communication

The Reception of Fake News: The Interpretations and Practices That Shape the Consumption of Perceived Misinformation

Explicating Media Salience: A Factor Analysis of New York Times Issue Coverage During the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election

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