Interpersonal and mass media communication: Political learning in New Hampshire's first‐in‐the‐nation presidential primary

Myers, R. Kelly

doi:10.1080/02732173.1994.9982058

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“…Kim et al (1999), for example, show that discussions relate positively to opinion consideredness and argument quality. Political discussion also has positive effects on participation and knowledge (eveland, 2004;eveland & Thomson, 2006;Holbert, Benoit, Hansen, & Wen, 2002;McLeod, Scheufele, & Moy, 1999;Myers, 1994;Scheufele, 2000;Wyatt et al, 2000). Scheufele (2002) further shows that political discussion strengthens the impact of media use on political knowledge and participation.…”

Section: Conditional Consequences Of Political Talkmentioning

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The Impact of Political Discussion in a Democratizing Society

Lee

2009

Communication Research

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This study examines interpersonal political discussion in the context of a democratizing society, focusing specifically on its impact on political knowledge and awareness of the danger of majority tyranny. Moreover, following the argument that the normatively desirable impact of political discussion is likely to emerge or be stronger under specific conditions, this study treats disagreement and support for democratization as two moderators of discussion effects. Analysis of a representative survey ( n = 800) conducted in Hong Kong shows that frequency of interpersonal political discussion relates positively to political knowledge. The relationship is stronger among people who experience more disagreement in discussion. Support for democracy does not moderate the impact of discussion on knowledge. But a three-way interaction effect is found on awareness of the danger of majority tyranny: Discussion leads to such awareness only among supporters of democracy who experience disagreement in discussion. This study thus both replicates and extends the findings in the existing, mostly U.S.based literature on the impact of political talk.

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Section: Conditional Consequences Of Political Talkmentioning

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The Impact of Political Discussion in a Democratizing Society

Lee

2009

Communication Research

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“…; Luskin ), political discussion (Bennett et al. ; Myers ) and news attention (Slater ). The variable has also been particularly crucial in explaining political efficacy (Craig et al.…”

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The Effects of Human Interest and Conflict News Frames on the Dynamics of Political Knowledge Gains: Evidence from a Cross‐national Study

Jebril

Vreese

Dalen³

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Scand Pol Stud

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A well‐functioning democracy needs the news media to provide information to its citizens. It is therefore essential to understand what kinds of news contents contribute to gains in citizens' political knowledge and for whom this takes place. Extant research is divergent on this matter, especially with respect to ‘softer’ news coverage. This cross‐national study investigates the effects of exposure to human interest and conflict frames in the news on political knowledge. Drawing on panel surveys and media content analyses in three countries, the study shows how these two frames contribute positively to political knowledge gain. This relationship is moderated by political interest so that those who are least interested learn the most from this type of easily accessible news coverage. The results are discussed in the light of research on news media and knowledge acquisition.

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“…They assert that learning occurs in a quick spurt in the early phase of the campaign and that levels of information among voters remain very low. Voters' information levels and preferences also are influenced by interpersonal communications (Meyer 1994;Pfau et al 1995). Voters vary in their learning processes.…”

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Presidential Nomination Politics in the Post-Reform Era

Norrander

1996

Political Research Quarterly

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Since 1980, more than 175 scholarly articles, chapters, or books have been published about the post-reform presidential nomination system. Numer ous authors investigate primary rules, media coverage, candidates, voters, or momentum. Less well covered are the subjects of interest groups, win nowing of candidates, campaign contributors, and connections to other phases of the presidency Research on presidential nominations has to con tend with an ever-changing environment as rules change, candidates exit the contests, and the primary season progresses from February through June. This environmental complexity adds to the challenge of investigating the first phase of the presidential selection process. Coupling this environ mental complexity with a lack of consensus among scholars on measure ment, model building, and theory leads to contradictory findings in a number of areas. Nevertheless, much has been learned about the patterns of presidential nominations.

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Interpersonal and mass media communication: Political learning in New Hampshire's first‐in‐the‐nation presidential primary

Cited by 6 publications

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The Impact of Political Discussion in a Democratizing Society

The Impact of Political Discussion in a Democratizing Society

The Effects of Human Interest and Conflict News Frames on the Dynamics of Political Knowledge Gains: Evidence from a Cross‐national Study

Presidential Nomination Politics in the Post-Reform Era

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