TY - JOUR
T1 - News-Driven Discourse and Support for Democratic Norms
T2 - Examining Political Knowledge and Tolerance as Moderators
AU - Kim, Bumsoo
AU - Li, Xiyue
AU - Lee, Yunseung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This study examines how news-driven discourse supports democratic norms using online panel survey data (Ntime1 = 1,058; Ntime2 = 659) in 2023. The findings suggest that individuals incidentally exposed to news are more likely to leave comments or interact with other users’ comments. Political discourse in news-comment sections is negatively associated with the support for democratic norms. Although incidental news exposure leads to political discussions in news-comment sections and diminishes support for democratic norms, this mediation mechanism is mitigated by higher levels of political knowledge and tolerance.
AB - This study examines how news-driven discourse supports democratic norms using online panel survey data (Ntime1 = 1,058; Ntime2 = 659) in 2023. The findings suggest that individuals incidentally exposed to news are more likely to leave comments or interact with other users’ comments. Political discourse in news-comment sections is negatively associated with the support for democratic norms. Although incidental news exposure leads to political discussions in news-comment sections and diminishes support for democratic norms, this mediation mechanism is mitigated by higher levels of political knowledge and tolerance.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105004457882
U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2025.2498431
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2025.2498431
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105004457882
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 69
SP - 294
EP - 311
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 3
ER -