What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge

<p dir="ltr">Recent research on the newsjunkie trait-intrinsic need for orientation (INFO)-has not yet examined specific kinds of information newsjunkies consume or whether the newsjunkie characteristic predicts outcomes like political knowledge. <b>Study 1</b> surveyed U...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Justin D Martin (14649850) (author)
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Political science
Language, communication and culture
Communication and media studies
News information
News consumption
Quality information
Non-partisan information
Political participation
Political psychology
Political communication
Mass media consumption
Political information efficacy
Autonomy in news consumption
Political news consumption
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description <p dir="ltr">Recent research on the newsjunkie trait-intrinsic need for orientation (INFO)-has not yet examined specific kinds of information newsjunkies consume or whether the newsjunkie characteristic predicts outcomes like political knowledge. <b>Study 1</b> surveyed U.S. adults' (N=2,059) INFO, hard news consumption, soft news consumption, use of partisan outlets FOX News and MSNBC, and use of less-partisan outlets like BBC and NBC. The newsjunkie trait was one of the strongest predictors of hard news consumption (like news about foreign affairs and the economy), after controlling for numerous factors, and it did not predict soft news consumption (news about entertainment, sports etc.). The newsjunkie trait was positively associated with use of both partisan and less-partisan outlets. <b>Study 2</b> examined U.S. adults'(N=1,054) INFO and political knowledge, while holding constant most of the variables controlled for in Study 1. Despite some evidence from Study 1 that newsjunkies are sophisticated news consumers, INFO did not positively predict political knowledge; the strongest positive predictor of political knowledge was consuming political news, and the only other significant news use correlate was use of FOX News, which was negatively associated with political knowledge. Implications for research on the intrinsic need for orientation, news use, and political outcomes are discussed.</p><h2>Other information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Public Opinion Research<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edad002" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edad002</a></p>
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spelling What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political KnowledgeJustin D Martin (14649850)Krishna Sharma (1367640)Human societyPolitical scienceLanguage, communication and cultureCommunication and media studiesNews informationNews consumptionQuality informationNon-partisan informationPolitical participationPolitical psychologyPolitical communicationMass media consumptionPolitical information efficacyAutonomy in news consumptionPolitical news consumption<p dir="ltr">Recent research on the newsjunkie trait-intrinsic need for orientation (INFO)-has not yet examined specific kinds of information newsjunkies consume or whether the newsjunkie characteristic predicts outcomes like political knowledge. <b>Study 1</b> surveyed U.S. adults' (N=2,059) INFO, hard news consumption, soft news consumption, use of partisan outlets FOX News and MSNBC, and use of less-partisan outlets like BBC and NBC. The newsjunkie trait was one of the strongest predictors of hard news consumption (like news about foreign affairs and the economy), after controlling for numerous factors, and it did not predict soft news consumption (news about entertainment, sports etc.). The newsjunkie trait was positively associated with use of both partisan and less-partisan outlets. <b>Study 2</b> examined U.S. adults'(N=1,054) INFO and political knowledge, while holding constant most of the variables controlled for in Study 1. Despite some evidence from Study 1 that newsjunkies are sophisticated news consumers, INFO did not positively predict political knowledge; the strongest positive predictor of political knowledge was consuming political news, and the only other significant news use correlate was use of FOX News, which was negatively associated with political knowledge. Implications for research on the intrinsic need for orientation, news use, and political outcomes are discussed.</p><h2>Other information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Public Opinion Research<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edad002" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edad002</a></p>2023-02-18T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1093/ijpor/edad002https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/What_Do_Newsjunkies_Consume_and_What_Do_They_Know_Two_Studies_on_Intrinsic_Need_For_Orientation_News_Diets_and_Political_Knowledge/22109138CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/221091382023-02-18T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
Justin D Martin (14649850)
Human society
Political science
Language, communication and culture
Communication and media studies
News information
News consumption
Quality information
Non-partisan information
Political participation
Political psychology
Political communication
Mass media consumption
Political information efficacy
Autonomy in news consumption
Political news consumption
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title What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
title_full What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
title_fullStr What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
title_full_unstemmed What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
title_short What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
title_sort What Do Newsjunkies Consume and What Do They Know? Two Studies on Intrinsic Need For Orientation, News Diets, and Political Knowledge
topic Human society
Political science
Language, communication and culture
Communication and media studies
News information
News consumption
Quality information
Non-partisan information
Political participation
Political psychology
Political communication
Mass media consumption
Political information efficacy
Autonomy in news consumption
Political news consumption