Voting in local and national elections: the role of local and national news consumption and news media preference

Min, Bumgi; Bai, Yang; Wang, Ryan Yang; Grzeslo, Jenna; Jayakar, Krishna

doi:10.1080/15456870.2020.1856108

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“…However, even if the effects of political information consumption on political participation are weak, our results show that these effects concern mostly the consumption of local media during the 2020 municipal elections (Min et al 2020 ). From this point of view, our findings seem to support the “mobilization” hypothesis developed by the literature, given that higher local media consumption has a positive effect on electoral participation in the first round of the municipal elections.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…In other words, the effects of news media consumption, and particularly consumption of political information, on political knowledge, interest and participation would be more virtuous than vicious. Studies at the local level also validate the hypothesis of a positive link between news media exposure (at the local level) and increased political participation (Min et al 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Exploring the patterns of news media consumption by individuals and their impact on their electoral participation are central questions in the current academic literature (Min et al 2020 ). However, this debate takes on a new dimension in the context of the COVID health crisis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It seems, for example, that local ballots, with the exception of those in main cities, receive little coverage in the mainstream media. However, the literature suggests that consumption of local news media does indeed affect participation levels (Min et al 2020 ), both in terms of electoral turnout and of extra-electoral participation more generally. Consequently, the study of one municipal election, for which the type of media coverage differs substantially from the media coverage of the (more often explored) presidential and general elections, will shed a new and relevant light on the relationship between voting and media consumption.…”

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Political information consumption and electoral turnout during COVID: the case of the 2020 municipal elections

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The effects on political participation of the consumption of political information from traditional and digital media are widely addressed in the literature. However, what happens in times of pandemic when people have other pressing concerns that are likely to receive significant media coverage? Does the consumption of political information—which increases in times of pandemic—mobilize or rather demobilize voters in local elections? By focusing on the two rounds of the French municipal elections in March and June 2020, we explore how the pandemic affected turnout through the consumption of political information distributed by official news media and users on social media during the first peak of the crisis (March 2020) and during the first period of decline in contagion rates (June 2020). Our results show that the association between consumption of political information and participation is detectable but remains less relevant than traditional predictors of turnout such as socio-demographic variables or an interest in politics. Moreover, we show that the strength of the effect of consumption of political information varies according to both the type of election and the type of political information consumption (local or national news, online or offline). Overall, it seems that the pandemic context had little effect on the relations between political information consumption and electoral participation.

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“…Because they have more resources, they may be better able to provide high-quality coverage that includes diverse perspectives and in-depth analysis. However, in doing so, they inadvertently shift the public’s focus to national issues and potentially diminish local media’s role as a source of information and accountability for local communities (Min et al 2022; Moy et al 2004).…”

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News Nationalization in a Digital Age: An Examination of How Local Protests Are Covered and Curated Online

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Fischer,

Lelkes

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News outlets are increasingly nationalizing their presentation of news stories, framing and presenting local news in a broad national context. We investigate how supply-side and curation-side factors of the news cycle contribute to the nationalization of news coverage. Through the computational analysis of 1.05 million Google news results on four days in July–August 2020, that corresponded to 1,581 news stories published on the George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, we examine the relationship between the nationalization of news coverage, stories’ search rank in Google News, and the geographic distance between the news event and the stories’ reading audience. Further, we explore the role of Google News in curating locally focused news. Our findings help to map the media ecosystem in a digital age, highlighting the influence of algorithmic power in politics and showing that excessive circulation of national news may have a profound negative impact on news diversity and social justice.

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Citizen Forums: Examining a Journalistic Transparency Initiative’s Capacity to Foster Understanding, Connection, and Trust

Peifer

Partain

2023

Journalism Practice

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Voting in local and national elections: the role of local and national news consumption and news media preference

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Political information consumption and electoral turnout during COVID: the case of the 2020 municipal elections

Political information consumption and electoral turnout during COVID: the case of the 2020 municipal elections

News Nationalization in a Digital Age: An Examination of How Local Protests Are Covered and Curated Online

Citizen Forums: Examining a Journalistic Transparency Initiative’s Capacity to Foster Understanding, Connection, and Trust

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