The effects of incidental news exposure on social media on Chinese youth: News diversity and online expression
Shuhuan Zhou,
Xiaokun Yang
Abstract:Chinese youths––the “mobile internet generation”––are increasingly exposed to news incidentally through mobile social media. Based on the theory of incidental news exposure and semi-structured interviews with 41 Chinese youths, this study inductively explored the effects of incidental news exposure on news diversity and expression on social media from an audience-centered perspective. The results question previous findings of positive impacts of incidental news exposure on democratization, evidencing potential… Show more
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