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Title: | Media Diet and Polarisation: Evidence from Spain |
Author: | Padró-Solanet, Abert Balcells, Joan |
Others: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Dret i Ciència Política |
Citation: | Padró-Solanet, A. [Albert] & Balcells Padullés, J. [Joan] (2022). Media Diet and Polarisation: Evidence from Spain. South European Society and Politics. doi: 10.1080/13608746.2022.2046400 |
Abstract: | Does media diet diversity influence affective polarisation of the public? To test this hypothesis we analyse data from Spain, which like other South European countries has a highly politicised media system. The study operationalises media diet diversity based on survey and web-tracking data. It considers diversity both in terms of the quantity of media consumed and exposure to opposing viewpoints using the two politico-ideological dimensions that conventionally define Spanish politics: left–right and centre–periphery. The results are rather complex and show certain ambivalence. As expected, a more diverse media diet generally tends to depolarise individuals; however, when considering the centre-periphery dimension, we find that media diet diversity can further exacerbate polarisation. That highlights the role identities can play as a potential source of polarisation. |
Keywords: | affective polarisation ideological extremism selective exposure cross-cutting exposure digital media media systems web-tracking data |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2022.2046400 |
Document type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Version: | info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion |
Issue Date: | 21-Mar-2022 |
Publication license: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Appears in Collections: | Articles Articles cientÍfics |
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