A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social Media

A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social Media

Hyperpartisan news on social media presents new challenges for selective exposure theory. These challenges are substantial enough to usher in a new era—a third wave—of selective exposure research. In this essay, we trace the history of the first two waves of research in order to better understand th...

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Main Authors: Matthew Barnidge, Cynthia Peacock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2019-07-01
Series:Media and Communication
Subjects:
democracy
hyperpartisan news
political communication
populism
public sphere
selective exposure
social media
Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/2257
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spelling doaj-e46f8a9bcecf4af185db29067db880df2020-11-25T02:17:11ZengCogitatioMedia and Communication2183-24392019-07-01734710.17645/mac.v7i3.22571098A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social MediaMatthew Barnidge0Cynthia Peacock1Department of Journalism & Creative Media, The University of Alabama, USADepartment of Communication Studies, The University of Alabama, USAHyperpartisan news on social media presents new challenges for selective exposure theory. These challenges are substantial enough to usher in a new era—a third wave—of selective exposure research. In this essay, we trace the history of the first two waves of research in order to better understand the current situation. We then assess the implications of recent developments for selective exposure research.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/2257democracyhyperpartisan newspolitical communicationpopulismpublic sphereselective exposuresocial media
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democracy
hyperpartisan news
political communication
populism
public sphere
selective exposure
social media
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title A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social Media
title_short A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social Media
title_full A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social Media
title_fullStr A Third Wave of Selective Exposure Research? The Challenges Posed by Hyperpartisan News on Social Media
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description Hyperpartisan news on social media presents new challenges for selective exposure theory. These challenges are substantial enough to usher in a new era—a third wave—of selective exposure research. In this essay, we trace the history of the first two waves of research in order to better understand the current situation. We then assess the implications of recent developments for selective exposure research.
topic democracy
hyperpartisan news
political communication
populism
public sphere
selective exposure
social media
url https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/2257
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