Media Effects, Selective Exposure, and<i>Fahrenheit 9/11</i>

Stroud, Natalie Jomini

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“…The ability of political information consumers to easily select from among a tremendous variety of sources suggests that citizens have greater control than ever over the number and nature of political information sources they rely on, and thus greater opportunity to selectively expose themselves to attitudinally congruent information exclusively. Research supports this view, showing strong support for selective exposure online (Iyengar and Hahn, 2009;Johnson, Bichard, and Zhang, 2009;Knobloch-Westerwick and Meng, 2009;Stroud, 2007Stroud, , 2008, and an overarching tendency of people to seek out news and political information that supports their preexisting attitudes and beliefs. Moreover, selective exposure behavior is particularly pronounced under conditions of abundant information options (Fischer, Schulz-Hardt, and Frey, 2008), such as the environment of Web-based political information.…”

Section: Selective Exposure and Credibilitymentioning

confidence: 62%

Digital Media and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Political Communication

Flanagin

Metzger

2014

Oxford Handbooks Online

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and KeywordsThe rich research heritage on source credibility is fundamentally linked to processes of political communication and the provision of political information. Networked digital technologies, however, have recently complicated the assessment of source credibility by modifying people's ability to determine source expertise and trustworthiness, which are the foundations upon which credibility evaluations have traditionally rested. This chapter explores source credibility in online contexts by examining the credibility of digital versus traditional channels, the nature of political information conveyed by social media, and the dynamics of political information online. In addition, this chapter considers related research concerns, including the link between credibility and selective exposure, the potential for group polarization, and the role of social media in seeking and delivering credible political information. These concerns suggest challenges and opportunities as information consumers navigate the contemporary information environment in search of the knowledge to make them informed members of a politically engaged citizenry.

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Section: Selective Exposure and Credibilitymentioning

confidence: 62%

Digital Media and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Political Communication

Flanagin

Metzger

2014

Oxford Handbooks Online

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“…Finally, variables that previous research has found are related to attendance of political films, political attitudes, and electoral behavior in Chile were included as covariates (Ball-Rokeach et al, 1981;Carlin, 2011;Stroud, 2007) …”

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“…In a study that resembles the current research-in a sense that it uses a national survey to investigate both partisan selective exposure to a movie and its effects on elections- Stroud (2007) examined the degree of partisan selective exposure to Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9=11 and its effects on evaluations of the 2004 U.S. presidential candidates. Her results showed that not only were those who selected themselves to watch the film motivated by a Democratic-leaning identification and a liberal ideology but actual film attendants had significantly more negative attitudes toward the then Republican, conservative President Bush compared to those who only intended to watch it.…”

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Historical Dramas, Current Political Choices: Analyzing Partisan Selective Exposure With a Docudrama

Valenzuela

Brandão

2015

Mass Communication and Society

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This study investigates the docudrama hypothesis-the idea that fiction based on real stories can influence audience members' perception of political reality-in the context of current debates on partisan selective exposure and reinforcement effects. It does so by analyzing the influence of an Oscarnominated docudrama on viewers' attitudes and behavioral intention using propensity score matching. By means of a representative survey, we find strong evidence of partisan selective exposure and avoidance. Furthermore, among respondents with a similar likelihood of film attendance, actual attendance has a strong association with positive retrospective evaluations of the political coalition glorified in the movie, and an indirect relationship-via retrospective evaluations-with voting intentions. Discussion of the findings shed light into potential real-world political effects of partisan selective exposure using content other than news.

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“…Selective exposure is the phenomenon whereby people focus on information in their environment that is congruent with and confirms their current attitudes (Klapper, 1960). It has been found to have influence in a wide range of contexts, including attitudes to media use (Stroud, 2007) and decision making , and is acknowledged as being relevant to organizations (Kastenmuller et al, 2010). Klapper (1960) suggests that selective exposure comprises three processes: 1) selective exposure, in which people avoid communication that is opposite to their existing attitude; 2) selective perception, in which, when confronted with material that opposes their viewpoint, people either do not perceive it or they make it fit for their existing opinion; and 3) selective retention, in which people simply forget attitude-incongruent information.…”

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Inside-Out-Outside-In: A dual approach process model to developing work happiness

Williams¹,

Waters²

2016

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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This conceptual paper presents the Inside-Out-Outside-In (IO-OI) model, a dual process positive systems science approach to developing work happiness. The model suggests that work happiness of employees is influenced by individual level personal resources developed through positive employee development and positive attitudes (inside-out factors), and social resources developed at the organizational level through positive strategies and positive organizational culture (outside-in factors). The model further specifies three processes that connect outside-in and inside-out factors (attitude re-evaluation, selective exposure and confirmation bias), and a series of feedback loops that support upward spirals of positive development at the individual and organizational levels. We suggest ways in which the IO-OI model can be used and tested. The IO-OI model integrates the fields of attitudes, positive organizational scholarship, and positive organizational behavior, and provides a foundation for understanding how to best foster positive attitudes, create virtuous organizations and foster employee work happiness.

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Media Effects, Selective Exposure, andFahrenheit 9/11

Cited by 97 publications

References 29 publications

Digital Media and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Political Communication

Digital Media and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Political Communication

Historical Dramas, Current Political Choices: Analyzing Partisan Selective Exposure With a Docudrama

Inside-Out-Outside-In: A dual approach process model to developing work happiness

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