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Consumatorii de mesaje media: cine se informează despre politică în românia post-comunistă?
The consumers of media messages: who gets political information in Post-Communist Romania?
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Abstract Public access to accurate and reliable information is vital for democracies and the media play a key role in informing citizens about the political process. While a large body of research shows that media exposure influences electoral behavior, less is known about the factors that shape people’s pro... view more
Public access to accurate and reliable information is vital for democracies and the media play a key role in informing citizens about the political process. While a large body of research shows that media exposure influences electoral behavior, less is known about the factors that shape people’s propensity to actively search information about politics in the media. Based on explanatory models of political participation and using public opinion survey data, the results show that material endowments and education along with motivational variables largely explain why some people are more prone to seek political information in the media. The results illustrate the importance of defining media exposure to political messages as a form of cognitive involvement in politics as this analytical strategy provides valuable insights into the socio-economic inequalities that bias public access to information.... view less
Keywords
media consumption; utilization; socioeconomic factors; post-communist society; Romania; political participation; information-seeking behavior; media; political interest
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Collection Title
Mass-Media in Romania Post-Comunista
Editor
Laza, Ioan
Conference
Conference "Mass-Media in Post-Comunism". Oradea, 2016
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2017
City
Oradea
Page/Pages
12 p.
Status
Preprint; peer reviewed