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DOI	10.1177/14614448211059529
	Social media news deserts: Digital inequalities and incidental news exposure on social media platforms
	Barnidge, Matthew; Xenos, Michael A.
通讯作者	Barnidge, M (corresponding author), Univ Alabama, Box 870172, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA.
来源期刊	NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY
ISSN	1461-4448
EISSN	1461-7315
出版年	2021-11
英文摘要	Some people live in social media news deserts, while others are embedded in online networks that are rich in news content. These news deserts represent a new form of digital inequality-distinct from problems of access, resources, or civic skills-that could foreclose one of the ways social media are believed to contribute to informing citizens and engaging them in democratic processes: providing opportunities for incidental news exposure. This study investigates incidental exposure on social media platforms, drawing on an online survey administered just before the 2018 US Midterm Elections (N = 1493). The study finds that even after controlling for key individual-level factors, characteristics of social media discussion networks play a role in explaining variation in incidental exposure. The results are discussed in light of prevailing theory about incidental exposure, public engagement, and digital inequalities.
英文关键词	Curated flows digital inequalities incidental news exposure news audiences political discussion public engagement social media social networks
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000726959300001
WOS关键词	POLITICAL INFORMATION ; ONLINE ; CONSUMPTION ; PREDICTORS ; ENGAGEMENT ; NETWORKS ; PATTERNS ; PEOPLE
WOS类目	Communication
WOS研究方向	Communication
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/374655
作者单位	[Barnidge, Matthew] Univ Alabama, Dept Journalism & Creat Media, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA; [Xenos, Michael A.] Univ Wisconsin Madison, Life Sci Commun & Commun Arts, Madison, WI USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Barnidge, Matthew,Xenos, Michael A.. Social media news deserts: Digital inequalities and incidental news exposure on social media platforms[J],2021.
APA	Barnidge, Matthew,&Xenos, Michael A..(2021).Social media news deserts: Digital inequalities and incidental news exposure on social media platforms.NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY.
MLA	Barnidge, Matthew,et al."Social media news deserts: Digital inequalities and incidental news exposure on social media platforms".NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY (2021).