How does selective exposure affect partisan polarisation? Media consumption on electoral campaigns

Dueñas, José María Ramírez; Tejero, María Lourdes Vinuesa

doi:10.1080/13216597.2021.1899957

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“…However, future research should delve further into the role of the vote as a driver of media consumption over time in order to observe whether selective exposure and avoidance increase over time and whether political and media polarization processes are similar to those described in the US (Rodriguez et al, 2017;Stroud, 2010) or those that we have begun to sense in Spain (Ramírez-Dueñas & Vinuesa-Tejero, 2021;Valera-Ordaz, 2022) emerge. This is vital in a context in which the fragmentation of media offerings and increase in competition introduce incentives for communication groups to ideologically segment their content to capture and generate loyalty within specific niche audiences (Bennett & Iyengar, 2008).…”

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Partisanship, Ideology, and Selective Exposure: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media Consumption in Spain (2008–2019)

Humanes

Ordaz

2022

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The literature on selective exposure has shown that ideology and voting govern media consumption decisions, but longitudinal studies are still scarce. To fill this gap, this work analyzes: (a) whether selective exposure guided by ideology and partisanship to three media types (television, radio, and newspapers) is a stable phenomenon in Spain (2008–2019) as expected from a polarized pluralistic media system; and (b) which variable has the strongest effects on news choices (ideology or partisanship). Multinomial logistic regressions are carried out using data sources from six post-electoral surveys conducted by the Center for Sociological Research in the last six Spanish general elections (2008–2019). As dependent variables, we consider the four most important preferred media outlets for each media type, and as independent variables, we include the vote in general election and ideology. Moreover, interest in politics, gender, age, education, and social class are included as control variables, too. Findings show strong evidence that selective exposure based on ideology and partisanship is a well-established phenomenon in Spain for the three media types during the 11 years. Results also show that the effect of partisanship is always stronger than that of ideology for the three news media types. We conclude that selective exposure in Spain needs therefore to be conceived as partisan selective exposure.

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Partisanship, Ideology, and Selective Exposure: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media Consumption in Spain (2008–2019)

Humanes

Ordaz

2022

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“…Two streams of research suggest that media diets can provide a proxy to predict vote choices. First, exposure to partisan media influences vote choices (DellaVigna & Kaplan, 2007; Ksiazek et al, 2019; Ramirez-Duenas and Vinuesa-Tejero, 2021). Second, partisan slants in media shape voters' candidate evaluations (Kahn & Kenney, 2002) and alter their voting choices (Druckman & Parkin, 2005).…”

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We are What We Consume: Predicting Independent Voters’ Voting Preference From Their Media Diet Color

Chang,

Hung,

Hsieh

2023

Social Science Computer Review

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Party identification is an important predictor of voting preference, but because a growing percentage of voters do not express any party identification, alternative ways to anticipate voting preferences are required. Partisan slants in voters’ media consumption might offer a relevant proxy. With method triangulation, the current study explores whether media consumption prior to elections can predict voting preferences among independents. Depending on the media outlets adopted by voters and their partisan skew, as detected by Bert machine learning models, the authors calculate an overall partisan slant for each voter’s political information consumption. Data from a nationwide panel survey conducted in Taiwan affirm that their media diet “color” in 2019 can predict independent voters' choices in 2020.

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“…This polarization is particularly evident in affective polarization, which refers to the strong identification with one's own political camp coupled with a strong dislike for opposing camps. Moreover, affective polarization appears to be more pronounced among voters of populist parties (Ramírez-Dueñas and Vinuesa-Tejero, 2021). The underlying mechanism behind this phenomenon is that partisan media tend to depict political processes in a polarized manner, emphasizing seemingly irreconcilable differences and conflicts between different political camps, thereby influencing the audience's perception of politics (Levendusky, 2013;Tsfati and Nir, 2017).…”

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Alternative News, Alternative Views? How Populist Alternative News Consumption Contributes to Political Attitudes During the 2021 Federal Election in Germany

Bach,

Areal,

Müller

2023

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While recent work has studied the determinants of alternative news consumption, we know little about how alternative news exposure does, consequently, shape individuals’ political views. We tackle this question using three waves of panel survey data combined with detailed records of respondents’ online behavior collected in Germany during the 2021 federal election (2,112 participants). Focusing on a variety of key variables such as political, and media trust, populist attitudes, attitudes towards democracy and towards two salient political issues (immigration and climate change), we explore whether exposure to populist alternative news websites influences individuals’ self-reported political attitudes using within-between longitudinal regression models. Results indicate that changes in populist alternative news media consumption over time led to attitudinal change only for some variables (i.e., satisfaction with democracy and importance of environmental protection). Irrespective of longitudinal trajectories, we find that those who consume more alternative news have lower media and political trust, exhibit higher populist attitudes, sympathy to right-wing populist AfD party, and climate-skeptical issue positions. We interpret this as evidence that short-term media effects of alternative news consumption on individuals’ attitudes are limited. Yet, alternative news use is clearly associated with right-wing populist attitudes. We conclude that (1) the influence of alternative news media consumption may operate in the long run or (2) people with a specific set of attitudes might self-select into alternative news media consumption which could, then, contribute to the maintenance of their political convictions over time.

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How does selective exposure affect partisan polarisation? Media consumption on electoral campaigns

Cited by 10 publications

References 59 publications

Partisanship, Ideology, and Selective Exposure: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media Consumption in Spain (2008–2019)

Partisanship, Ideology, and Selective Exposure: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media Consumption in Spain (2008–2019)

We are What We Consume: Predicting Independent Voters’ Voting Preference From Their Media Diet Color

Alternative News, Alternative Views? How Populist Alternative News Consumption Contributes to Political Attitudes During the 2021 Federal Election in Germany

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