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标题：At your (public) service: A cross-media news consumption study of the 50-65 age group'
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作者：Van Damme, Kristin ; Cédric Courtois
期刊名称：Participations
印刷版ISSN：1749-8716
出版年度：2018
卷号：15
期号：1
页码：60
出版社：Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, University of Wales
摘要：To cope with the overload in news outlets, audiences compose personalized news media repertoires. This study explicitly focuses on 50-65 year olds, as they developed news consumption habits in a much less diversified media landscape in Western-European countries that are or were traditionally dominated by public service broadcasters (PSB). This study investigates the news selection process among the 50-65 age group: how 50-65 year olds’ news repertoires are composed and what role is assigned to the PSBs. It draws upon a mixed-method approach, which involves a Q-sorting task, embedded in in-depth interviews (N = 43). The analysis indicates seven archetypical repertoires, based on three dimensions: (1) PSB vs. commercially oriented, (2) consumption on traditional and/or digital platforms and (3) news content preferences. These patterns serve as analytical tools in a subsequent phase of qualitative analysis of the interviews. These qualitative data offer insight into the Informants’ position towards public service media, and how these media are incorporated into their news routines.
关键词：News media repertoires; PSB; 50-65 age group; News use; News consumption; Audience research.