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标题：Frames and Reasoning: Two Pathways From Selective Exposure to Affective Polarization
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作者：Yariv Tsfati ; Lilach Nir
期刊名称：International Journal of Communication
印刷版ISSN：1932-8036
出版年度：2017
卷号：11
页码：22
语种：English
出版社：USC Annenberg Center
摘要：Although an association between congruent exposure to ideological news and affective polarization is well documented, we know little about the mechanisms underlying it. This article explores two possible mechanisms: (1) acceptance of media frames and (2) the effects on the audience’s reasoning, specifically, their knowledge of claims supporting their and the other camp’s positions. Mediation hypotheses were tested on data collected using an online survey of users of ideological and mainstream Israeli news websites ( N = 788). Op-eds from these websites ( N = 259) were content-analyzed to determine the frames used by ideological and mainstream websites. Results demonstrate that acceptance of frames plays a more important role than audience reasoning in mediating the effect of selective exposure on political polarization.
其他摘要：Although an association between congruent exposure to ideological news and affective polarization is well documented, we know little about the mechanisms underlying it. This article explores two possible mechanisms: (1) acceptance of media frames and (2) the effects on the audience’s reasoning, specifically, their knowledge of claims supporting their and the other camp’s positions. Mediation hypotheses were tested on data collected using an online survey of users of ideological and mainstream Israeli news websites ( N = 788). Op-eds from these websites ( N = 259) were content-analyzed to determine the frames used by ideological and mainstream websites. Results demonstrate that acceptance of frames plays a more important role than audience reasoning in mediating the effect of selective exposure on political polarization.
关键词：selective exposure; affective polarization; framing; political reasoning