Selective Exposure and Political Polarization of Public Opinion on the Presidential Impeachment in South Korea : Facebook vs. KakaoTalk

Hee, Min; Yun, Seongyi

doi:10.29152/koiks.2018.49.1.137

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“…Democrats and Republicans, Beam et al, 2018), and in other cases they were asked to rate specific people (e.g. presidential candidates; Min & Yun, 2018). However, others used measures that diverged from this, including the extent to which people viewed gubernatorial candidates as 'a strong leader' (Johnson & Lee, 2015), and the positive and negative sentiment used in Tweets about political allies and opponents (Yarchi et al, 2020), or one's own positive/negative emotional valence before and after seeing a video of a politician (Cho et al, 2020).…”

Section: Polarization Measurementmentioning

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The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review

Kubin

Sikorski

2021

Annals of the International Communication Association

225

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Rising political polarization is, in part, attributed to the fragmentation of news media and the spread of misinformation on social media. Previous reviews have yet to assess the full breadth of research on media and polarization. We systematically examine 94 articles (121 studies) that assess the role of (social) media in shaping political polarization. Using quantitative and qualitative approaches, we find an increase in research over the past 10 years and consistently find that pro-attitudinal media exacerbates polarization. We find a hyperfocus on analyses of Twitter and American samples and a lack of research exploring ways (social) media can depolarize. Additionally, we find ideological and affective polarization are not clearly defined, nor consistently measured. Recommendations for future research are provided.

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Section: Polarization Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review

Kubin

Sikorski

2021

Annals of the International Communication Association

225

106

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“…Second, the strength of partisanship and party ties was found to play a crucial role in the process of polarization (e.g., Min & Yun, 2018). Party ties seemed to be strengthened by the use of social media (Cho et al, 2018), with stronger ties enhancing selective exposure, which led, in turn, to ideological polarization (Johnson, Kaye, & Lee, 2017).…”

Section: Qualitative Review Of Studiesmentioning

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Does Social Media Use Promote Political Mass Polarization?

Ludwig¹,

Müller²

2022

Questions of Communicative Change and Continuity

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In past years, a large amount of research was conducted to determine whether the use of social media causes political polarization. This research field, however, lacks clear terminological definitions and concepts such as fragmentation and selective exposure are often imprecisely equated with political polarization, which may explain the widespread assumption that social media cause political polarization. With this article, we aim to un ravel conceptual confusion and offer distinct definitions of affective, ideo logical, and partisan polarization. We conducted a structured literature review of 88 studies addressing the potential effects of social media use on polarization. We find the operationalization of relevant concepts to differ significantly between research projects, making the comparability of results difficult and possibly contributing to inconsistent findings. No clear evidence is found to support the generalized perception of strong polarization effects through the use of social media. Implications for future research are proposed.

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“…Following previous studies that measured selective exposure indirectly via self-reports (e.g., Kaye et al, 2012;Bardin et al, 2018;Min and Yun, 2018), six items were formulated to assess the individuals' propensity to consume congruent or affirmative information (e.g., "I do not like consuming media content that presents viewpoints on a topic that I personally tend to disapprove of, " "When consuming media, I consciously make sure that I also deal with points of view that do not coincide with my own, " inverted item, α = 0.71). Respondents were asked to indicate the degree to which each statement applied to them (0 = "does not apply at all, " 6 = "fully applies").…”

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Information literacy in the digital age: information sources, evaluation strategies, and perceived teaching competences of pre-service teachers

Trixa,

Kaspar

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionInformation literacy has become indispensable in navigating today’s fast-paced media environment, with teachers playing a pivotal role in fostering reflective and critical digital citizenship. Positioned as future gatekeepers, pre-service teachers are the key to teaching media skills and especially information literacy to future generations of pupils. Given the particular challenges facing educators today compared to previous generations, it is important to determine whether the next generation of teachers feel adequately prepared and perceive themselves as competent to pass on these skills to their future pupils. However, previous research has highlighted deficiencies in formal learning opportunities at universities, underscoring the need for further investigation into pre-service teachers’ information acquisition, evaluation practices as well as their perceived relevance to teaching, and person-related factors associated with their perceived competence in teaching information literacy.MethodAn online questionnaire was presented to participants, employing a mixed-method approach. We qualitatively examined the sources of information used by pre-service teachers and the evaluation strategies they employ, while quantitatively analyzing relationships between pre-service teachers’ person-related factors and their perceived teaching competence. Participants assessed their perceived teaching competence, perceived learning opportunities, self-efficacy (general and related to information assessment), perceived informedness, selective exposure, need for cognition, need for cognitive closure, and mistrust in media coverage.ResultsData from 371 participants revealed digital media dominance in information acquisition over traditional sources, albeit with a prevalence of surface-level evaluation strategies over reflective approaches. Two distinct dimensions of perceived competence in teaching information literacy emerged: one focusing on information assessment while the other centers on the understanding of news creation processes. Perceived competence in teaching information literacy was significantly associated with self-efficacy in information assessment, perceived informedness, selective exposure to information as well as perceived learning opportunities focusing on information evaluation. Moreover, pre-service teachers employing diverse information evaluation strategies demonstrated a heightened sense of perceived competence in teaching information assessment.DiscussionOur results provide valuable insights into the multifaceted nature of pre-service teachers’ perceived competence in teaching information literacy. Theoretical implications for future research as well as practical implications for teacher education and the structure of future curricula are discussed.

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Selective Exposure and Political Polarization of Public Opinion on the Presidential Impeachment in South Korea : Facebook vs. KakaoTalk

Cited by 15 publications

References 20 publications

The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review

The role of (social) media in political polarization: a systematic review

Does Social Media Use Promote Political Mass Polarization?

Information literacy in the digital age: information sources, evaluation strategies, and perceived teaching competences of pre-service teachers

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