New channels, new ways of becoming informed? Examining the acquisition of public affairs knowledge by young people in China

Cui, Di; Wu, Fang

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“…The picture was less clear for associations between the consumption of digital media and political knowledge. Still, the majority of associations point in beneficial directions and were found in both cross-sectional surveys [92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99] and panel surveys [100][101][102] . Studies linking web-tracking and survey data showed increased learning about politics 103 , but also a turning away from important topics 104 , whereas other experiments demonstrated an overall beneficial effect of digital media on issue salience 105 .…”

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A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

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One of today’s most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic review of causal and correlational evidence (N = 496 articles) on the link between digital media use and different political variables. Some associations, such as increasing political participation and information consumption, are likely to be beneficial for democracy and were often observed in autocracies and emerging democracies. Other associations, such as declining political trust, increasing populism and growing polarization, are likely to be detrimental to democracy and were more pronounced in established democracies. While the impact of digital media on political systems depends on the specific variable and system in question, several variables show clear directions of associations. The evidence calls for research efforts and vigilance by governments and civil societies to better understand, design and regulate the interplay of digital media and democracy.

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“…The picture was less clear for associations between the consumption of digital media and political knowledge. Still, the majority of associations point in beneficial directions and were found in both cross-sectional surveys [88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95] and panel surveys [96][97][98]. Studies linking web-tracking and survey data showed increased learning about politics [99], but also a turning away from important topics [100], whereas other experiments demonstrated an overall beneficial effect of digital media on issue salience [101].…”

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A Systematic Review of Worldwide Causal and Correlational Evidence on Digital Media and Democracy

Lorenz-Spreen¹,

Oswald²,

Lewandowsky³

et al. 2021

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One of today's most controversial and consequential questions is whether the rapid, worldwide uptake of digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic review of causal and correlational evidence (N=498 articles) on the link between digital media and different political variables, such as trust, polarization or news consumption. We further focused on the subset of articles that employed causal inference methods. Across methods, the articles report associations between digital media use and most political variables. Some associations, such as increases in political participation and information consumption, are likely to be beneficial for democracy and were often observed in the Global South and emerging democracies. Other consistently reported associations, such as declining political trust, advantages for populists, and growing polarization, are likely to be detrimental to democracy and were more pronounced in established democracies. We conclude that while the impact of digital media on democracy depends on the specific political variable and the political system in question, several variables show clear directions of associations. We believe that the evidence calls for further research efforts and vigilance by governments and civil societies to better understand and actively design the intimate interplay of digital media and democracy.

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“…Even in a country like China, where there is a strict content moderation managed with the help of the mentioned GFW, citizens are heavily exposed both to international news (Di & Fang, 2018) and to fake news. Nearly half of the Chinese respondents indicated that they frequently received fake news contents (Tang et al, 2021), and, according to this survey, 7 out of 10 respondents considered that fake news is a "serious threat" (p. 502) to China.…”

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Disinformation and Artificial Intelligence: the Case of Online Journalism in China

Barredo Ibañez,

Jamil,

De la Garza Montemayor

2023

Estud. mensaje periodís.

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pero creada y distribuida con una intención maliciosa. A pesar de sus posibles efectos negativos, la IA está transformando el panorama mediático junto con otras tecnologías. Este artículo explora la relación entre la IA y la desinformación en el contexto del periodismo en línea chino. La ciberesfera china se puede explicar a través de definiciones opuestas. Por ejemplo, China es un país donde los medios de comunicación masiva, especialmente los medios de noticias, están bajo vigilancia del gobierno y donde no hay medios polarizados, a diferencia de las democracias occidentales. Después de realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura sobre la relación entre la IA, el periodismo y la desinformación en China, se detectaron vacíos en la literatura que incluyen las iniciativas autorreguladas realizadas por la IA dentro de los medios de comunicación, el impacto de la IA en el periodismo especializado, la evaluación de textos producidos por la IA, y los efectos de las campañas y productos de cámara de eco entre la población china

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New channels, new ways of becoming informed? Examining the acquisition of public affairs knowledge by young people in China

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

A Systematic Review of Worldwide Causal and Correlational Evidence on Digital Media and Democracy

Disinformation and Artificial Intelligence: the Case of Online Journalism in China

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