Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Knobloch-Westerwick, Silvia
• Reinemann, Carsten

Titel

Selection, perception, and processing of political messages

Ist Teil von

• Political Communication, 2014, Vol.18, p.S. 507-526

Ort / Verlag

Berlin, Boston: DE GRUYTER

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "This chapter reviews literature on selective exposure in political communication. It first points to the importance of selectivity given an unprecedented amount and diversity of media sources. The chapter then focuses on the antecedents, psychological processes (e.g., confirmation bias), and outcomes of selective exposure to media content. The relevance of media credibility and hostile media perceptions, of tendencies to self-confirm, and of informational utility for selective exposure are discussed. The chapter then reflects on the consequences of selective exposure for the accessibility of attitudes and partisanship. The author concludes that selective exposure is in fact governed by attitude importance and a confirmation bias, even though informational utility may override this tendency under certain circumstances." (publisher's description).