The “repertoire”; of information sources

Reagan, Joey

doi:10.1080/08838159609364336

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“…This line of investigation has continued over three decades (Case, Johnson, Andrews, & Allard, 2002;Johnson, 1996;Reagan, 1996) and has been of particular interest in the area of health information (Dervin, Nilan, & Jacobson, 1982;Haug, 1997;Johnson, 1997).…”

Section: Seeking and Sourcesmentioning

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From two‐step flow to the Internet: The changing array of sources for genetics information seeking

Case

Johnson

Andrews

et al. 2004

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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The diffusion of the Internet has radically expanded the readily available sources for information of all types. Information that was once obtained second-hand from friends and acquaintances-the traditional "two-step flow"-is now found easily through the Internet. The authors make use of survey data to explore this thesis in regards to information sources about genetic testing and the influence of the Internet on the information seeking behaviors of the public. A telephone survey of a random sample of 882 adults asked them about their knowledge of, concerns about, and interest in genetic testing. Respondents were most likely to first turn to the Internet for information about cancer genetics, second to public libraries, and third to medical doctors. Overall, doctors were the most likely source to be consulted when second and third choices are considered. Age, income, and self-reported understanding of genetics are shown to be predictors of whether someone goes to medical professionals for advice, rather than to the Internet or public library. The results raise questions about the apparent tendency of the public to regard the Internet as the best source of information on complex topics like genetics, for which it may be ill-suited.

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Section: Seeking and Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 98%

From two‐step flow to the Internet: The changing array of sources for genetics information seeking

Case

Johnson

Andrews

et al. 2004

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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“…Feaster (2009) similarly argued that U&G research has assumed individuals use a medium based on the needs it satisfies in a manner independent of other available media options. As a response to dominant U&G approaches, Reagan (1996), among others, argued against methods that study individuals' use of a single media irrespective of other available options. Individuals are simultaneously dependent on a range of sources to meet needs.…”

Section: Media and Information "Repertoires"mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…"Information repertoires" are common groupings of sources individuals select for information (Reagan, 1996). To explain the heuristic value of repertoires in planning postdisaster informationresponse strategies, this study investigates whether information source repertoires can be predicted by demographic as well as structural characteristics in a postdisaster situation.…”

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Disasters and Information Source Repertoires: Information Seeking and Information Sufficiency in Postearthquake Haiti

Sommerfeldt¹

2014

Journal of Applied Communication Research

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This study examines how Haitians used "information source repertoires" to meet information insufficiencies following the 2010 earthquake. Using survey data gained in Haiti, the study explores which demographic and structural factors predicted the number of sources used and combinations of information sources following the disaster. Analysis of the data revealed two distinct repertoires of information sources: a "traditional" repertoire of radio, TV, church, and word of mouth; and an "elite" repertoire of newspapers, the Internet, short-message-service, billboards, and the national police. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that demographic variables like education were stronger predictors of information repertoires than conditions like living in a refugee camp or having one's home destroyed. Results also suggested that greater reliance on a traditional repertoire led to decreased information sufficiency. Contrary to previous crisis research, men were found to be more active information seekers than women, suggesting that scholarly knowledge about information seeking and media use after crises in developing nations is limited. Implications for practice are directed at international development and aid organizations in planning postdisaster information provision efforts. earthquake in Haiti was the second-deadliest in the recorded history of the planet. The 7.0 magnitude quake shattered Haiti's already deficient infrastructure, leveled Erich J. Sommerfeldt, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on activism and the role of strategic communication in civil society.

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“…Atkin (1993) identified the phenomenon of repertoire when studying the interrelations between cable and noncable television, and subscriptions to them by owners of VCRs, camcorders, personal computers, walkman radios, and cellular telephones. Reagan (1996) argued that each individual is now able to rely on easy-to-use media for low-inter-est topics and more complex repertoires for higher interest topics. He suggested that researchers should move away from labeling media users as television oriented or newspaper oriented, and consider them more as users of "cross-channel clusters of information sources" (p. 5).…”

Section: Newer Communication Mediamentioning

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Uses and Gratifications Theory in the 21st Century

Ruggiero¹

2000

Mass Communication and Society

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Some mass communications scholars have contended that uses and gratifications is not a rigorous social science theory. In this article, I argue just the oppositeWhat mass communication scholars today refer to as the uses and gratifications (U&G) approach is generally recognized to be a subtradition of media effects research (McQuail, 1994). Early in the history of communications research, an approach was developed to study the gratifications that attract and hold audiences to the kinds of media and the types of content that satisfy their social and psychological needs (Cantril, 1942). Much early effects research adopted the experimental or quasi-experimental approach, in which communication conditions were manipulated in search of general lessons about how better to communicate, or about the unintended consequences of messages (Klapper, 1960).

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The “repertoire”; of information sources

Cited by 94 publications

References 19 publications

From two‐step flow to the Internet: The changing array of sources for genetics information seeking

From two‐step flow to the Internet: The changing array of sources for genetics information seeking

Disasters and Information Source Repertoires: Information Seeking and Information Sufficiency in Postearthquake Haiti

Uses and Gratifications Theory in the 21st Century

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