Partisan selective engagement: evidence from Facebook

Garz, Marcel; Sörensen, Jil; Stone, Daniel F.

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dc.contributor.author	Garz, Marcel	de
dc.contributor.author	Sörensen, Jil	de
dc.contributor.author	Stone, Daniel F.	de
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-29T07:05:13Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-29T07:05:13Z
dc.date.issued	2020	de
dc.identifier.issn	0167-2681	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/75467
dc.description.abstract	This study investigates the effects of variation in "congeniality" of news on Facebook user engagement (likes, shares, and comments). We compile an original data set of Facebook posts by 84 German news outlets on politicians that were investigated for criminal offenses from January 2012 to June 2017. We also construct an index of each outlet's media slant by comparing the language of the outlet with that of the main political parties, which allows us to measure the congeniality of the posts. We find that user engagement with congenial posts is higher than with uncongenial ones, especially in terms of likes. The within-outlet, within-topic design allows us to infer that the greater engagement with congenial news is likely driven by psychological and social factors, rather than a desire for accurate or otherwise instrumental information.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.other	Politbarometer; filter bubble; media bias; political immunity	de
dc.title	Partisan selective engagement: evidence from Facebook	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
dc.source.volume	177	de
dc.publisher.country	NLD	de
dc.subject.classoz	interaktive, elektronische Medien	de
dc.subject.classoz	Interactive, electronic Media	en
dc.subject.classoz	Wirkungsforschung, Rezipientenforschung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Impact Research, Recipient Research	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Facebook	de
dc.subject.thesoz	facebook	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Soziale Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	social media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Polarisierung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	polarization	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Immunität	de
dc.subject.thesoz	immunity	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Nachrichten	de
dc.subject.thesoz	news	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Nachrichtenagentur	de
dc.subject.thesoz	news agency	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Politiker	de
dc.subject.thesoz	politician	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Nutzung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	utilization	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Medienverhalten	de
dc.subject.thesoz	media behavior	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Engagement	de
dc.subject.thesoz	involvement	en
dc.subject.thesoz	sozialpsychologische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	sociopsychological factors	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-75467-7
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	FDB	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	91-108	de
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.06.016	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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