Mobile news use and participation in elections: A bridge for the democratic divide?
Mobile news use and participation in elections: A bridge for the democratic divide?
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DOI：
10.1177/2050157914550664
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发表时间：
2015-05-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Martin, Jason A.
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作者：
Martin, Jason A.
本研究探讨了移动的新闻在民主中的作用，通过研究个人层面的变化，在移动的选举新闻使用的基础上，人口，社会经济指标，和移动的媒体活动的广度，反过来，如何移动的新闻使用与政治参与。对2010年大选中美国成年人（N = 2，250）随机抽样调查的全国代表性数据进行了分析，以更好地解释谁是移动的选举新闻用户，他们如何与非用户进行比较，以及移动的新闻使用是否与选民投票率和移动的竞选捐款相关。调查结果强调的重要性，移动的媒体使用和移动的新闻的现象，在选举活动中的重要性，和重要的差异模式的关系，社会人口，移动的媒体，和选举参与进行了讨论。通过对移动的选举新闻用户的社会经济和人口特征以及这些人与非用户的不同之处进行细致入微的分析，本研究丰富了对社会特权和政治参与的好处如何以复杂的方式与消费和使用移动的选举新闻的个人层面变化相关的解释。值得注意的是，对于少数民族而言，移动的媒体可以为跨越数字驱动的民主鸿沟提供一座桥梁，也是一种比其他信通技术更有效的参与数字选举信息的手段。分析还扩展了人们对公民如何使用移动的新闻参与日益个性化的竞选活动的了解。结果表明，移动的选举新闻的使用是一个显着的积极预测的机会，投票和个人是否使用他们的移动的设备，使在竞选期间的贡献。这些研究结果支持这样的论点，即移动的设备的独特品质有助于新的和不同的政治参与途径，同时也保留了与传统形式的离线政治参与有关的重要性。
This study explores the role of mobile news in democracy by examining individual-level variations in mobile election news use based on demographics, socioeconomic indicators, and mobile media activity breadth, and, in turn, how mobile news use is associated with political participation. Nationally representative data from a random-sample survey of American adults (N = 2,250) in the 2010 general election were analyzed to better explain who mobile election news users are, how they compare to nonusers, and whether mobile news use was associated with voter turnout and mobile campaign donation. Findings underscore the significance of mobile media use and mobile news as phenomena of emerging importance in the election campaigns, and important differential patterns in the relationships of sociodemographics, mobile media, and electoral participation are discussed. By providing a nuanced accounting of the socioeconomic and demographic profile of mobile election news users and how those individuals differ from nonusers, this study enriches explanations of how societal privilege and the benefits of political engagement are related in complicated ways to individual-level variations in consuming and using mobile election news. Notably, for racial minorities, mobile media may provide a bridge across the digital-driven democratic divide and a more effective means of engaging with digital election information than other ICTs. Analysis also extends what is known about how citizens use mobile news to engage with increasingly personalized election campaigns. Results indicate that mobile election news use was a significant positive predictor of the odds of having voted and whether individuals used their mobile devices to make contributions during the campaign. These findings support arguments that the unique qualities of mobile devices are contributing to new and different pathways to political engagement while also retaining significance in relation to traditional forms of offline political participation.