Social Representations, News Exposure, and Knowledge Gaps
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12434
Abstract: Objective Studies show that public service broadcasters narrow knowledge gaps between politically interested and disinterested because such contexts encourage incidental learning. This reasoning, however, fails to explain why gendered knowledge differences persist in environments that… read more here.
Keywords: news; knowledge gaps; knowledge; social representations ... See more keywords
News exposure predicts anti-Muslim prejudice
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174606
Abstract: News coverage of Islamic extremism is reigniting debates about the media’s role in promoting prejudice toward Muslims. Psychological theories of media-induced prejudice date to the 1950’s, and find support from controlled experiments. However, national-scale studies… read more here.
Keywords: muslim prejudice; news exposure; anti muslim; prejudice ... See more keywords