TY - JOUR
T1 - News Podcast Use, Press Freedom, and Political Participation
T2 - A Cross-National Study of 38 Countries
AU - Sang, Yoonmo
AU - Park, Sunyoung
AU - Kim, Jiwon
AU - Park, Sora
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 (Yoonmo Sang, Sunyoung Park, Jiwon Kim, and Sora Park).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study investigates the use and effects of news podcasts on online and offline political participation, based on a global survey of news consumers from 38 countries. The results demonstrate that political participation, both online and offline, is directly affected by news podcast use. Online discussion around news mediated the relationship between the use of news podcasts and both online and offline political participation. Furthermore, the study found that people living in countries with lower levels of press freedom tended to use news podcasts more, and that the level of press freedom had a direct influence on both online and offline participation across nations. This article advances the literature on news podcasts and their role in facilitating discussions around news and political participation by contextualizing news podcast use in a global context.
AB - This study investigates the use and effects of news podcasts on online and offline political participation, based on a global survey of news consumers from 38 countries. The results demonstrate that political participation, both online and offline, is directly affected by news podcast use. Online discussion around news mediated the relationship between the use of news podcasts and both online and offline political participation. Furthermore, the study found that people living in countries with lower levels of press freedom tended to use news podcasts more, and that the level of press freedom had a direct influence on both online and offline participation across nations. This article advances the literature on news podcasts and their role in facilitating discussions around news and political participation by contextualizing news podcast use in a global context.
KW - communication mediation model
KW - news discussion
KW - news podcast
KW - political participation
KW - press freedom
KW - secondary data analysis
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85161437552
SN - 1932-8036
VL - 17
SP - 1402
EP - 1424
JO - International Journal of Communication
JF - International Journal of Communication
ER -
