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Project Details
Description
Cross-country study of media habits and information use of people who use little to no news. Stage 1 of the project involved in-depth interviews with "news avoiders" in the United Kingdom (2016-2017) followed by stage 2 (2017-2018) in Spain using a similar design. Stage 3 has involved in-depth interviews with both news avoiders and a contrasting group of news "enthusiasts" in Iowa amidst the 2019 presidential campaigns. A fourth stage of the project will involve follow-up interviews with a subset of those individuals in Iowa in 2020 and a survey fielded on a nationally representative sample of U.S. residents to assess the representativeness of attitudes about news and relationships observed in the qualitative portion of the study.
| Status | Active |
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| Effective start/end date | 8/1/16 → … |
Funding
- University of Minnesota: $32,700.00
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
- 5 Article
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All the News that’s Fit to Ignore: How the Information Environment Does and Does Not Shape News Avoidance
Toff, B. J. & Kalogeropoulos, A., 2020, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 84, S1, p. 366-390 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access49 Scopus citations -
What Does It Take to Sustain a News Habit? The Role of Civic Duty Norms and a Connection to a “News Community” Among News Avoiders in the UK and Spain
Palmer, R. & Toff, B. J., 2020, In: International Journal of Communication. 14, p. 1634–1653Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
27 Scopus citations -
“The Media Covers Up a Lot of Things”: Watchdog Ideals Meet Folk Theories of Journalism
Palmer, R., Toff, B. J. & Nielsen, R. K., Oct 25 2020, In: Journalism Studies. 21, 14, p. 1973-1989 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
30 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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The Economist: Britons are increasingly avoiding the news
8/22/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Nieman Lab: What can “folk theories of journalism” tell us about why some people don’t trust us?
8/21/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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