Knowing more from less: how the information environment increases knowledge of party positions

Kritzinger, Sylvia; Giebler, Heiko; Banducci, Susan

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dc.contributor.author	Kritzinger, Sylvia	de
dc.contributor.author	Giebler, Heiko	de
dc.contributor.author	Banducci, Susan	de
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-22T09:24:26Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-22T09:24:26Z
dc.date.issued	2017	de
dc.identifier.issn	1469-2112	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/64898
dc.description.abstract	Access to information is a hallmark of democracy, and democracy demands an informed citizenry. Knowledge of party positions is necessary for voters so that electoral choices reflect preferences, allowing voters to hold elected officials accountable for policy performance. Whereas most vote choice models assume that parties perfectly transmit positions, citizens in fact obtain political information via the news media, and this news coverage can be biased in terms of salience – which leads to asymmetric information. This study examines how information asymmetries in news coverage of parties influence knowledge about political party positions. It finds that the availability of information in the news media about a party increases knowledge about its position, and that party information in non-quality news reduces the knowledge gap more than information in quality news.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.ddc	Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Political science	en
dc.title	Knowing more from less: how the information environment increases knowledge of party positions	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	British Journal of Political Science
dc.source.volume	47	de
dc.publisher.country	GBR
dc.source.issue	3	de
dc.subject.classoz	Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Media Contents, Content Analysis	en
dc.subject.classoz	politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur	de
dc.subject.classoz	Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Partei	de
dc.subject.thesoz	party	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Parteipolitik	de
dc.subject.thesoz	party politics	en
dc.subject.thesoz	politischer Einfluss	de
dc.subject.thesoz	political influence	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Information	de
dc.subject.thesoz	information	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Angebot	de
dc.subject.thesoz	supply	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Nachrichten	de
dc.subject.thesoz	news	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	politisches Interesse	de
dc.subject.thesoz	political interest	en
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	WZB	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	571-588	de
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internal.identifier.journal	50
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	070
internal.identifier.ddc	320
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123415000204	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.dda.reference	https://www.econstor.eu/oai/request@@oai:econstor.eu:10419/168571
dc.identifier.handle	https://hdl.handle.net/10419/168571
ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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