Incidental news exposure in a digital media environment: a scoping review of recent research

S Schäfer - Annals of the International Communication Association, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In digital news environments, incidental news exposure (INE) refers to coming across news
when online for other reasons. In this systematic scoping review, conducted to summarize …

Social media incidental appearance exposure and young people's body image: A conceptual review

A Rousseau, RF Rodgers - Body Image, 2025 - Elsevier
Research has shown that young people manage their body image by relying on appearance-
ideals conveyed by social media and such use of social media maintains and/or reinforces …

Different platforms, different uses: Testing the effect of platforms and individual differences on perception of incivility and self-reported uncivil behavior

DJ Sude, S Dvir-Gvirsman - Journal of Computer-Mediated …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Two large surveys with adult samples of Americans (N= 1,105; N= 1,035) investigated
differences in perceived incivility between seven social media platforms. Perceptions of …

When and how user comments affect news readers' personal opinion: perceived public opinion and perceived news position as mediators

EJ Lee, YJ Jang, M Chung - Digital Journalism, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Two experiments investigated when and how user comments on news websites affect
individuals' personal opinion. In Study 1 (N= 596), opinion-reinforcing (vs. opinion …

Self-expression just a click away: Source interactivity impacts on confirmation bias and political attitudes

DJ Sude, GDH Pearson… - Computers in Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Information is now commonly consumed online, often displayed in conjunction with
self-expression affordances (ie, likes, votes) that create a sense of “self as source.” Sundar …

Implications of online incidental and selective exposure for political emotions: Affective polarization during elections

Q Zhu, BE Weeks, N Kwak - new media & society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The Internet and social media create an environment in which individuals can selectively
approach information supporting their political worldviews while also being incidentally …

Peers versus pros: Confirmation bias in selective exposure to user-generated versus professional media messages and its consequences

A Westerwick, D Sude, M Robinson… - Mass Communication …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Political information is now commonly consumed embedded in user-generated content and
social media. Hence, peer users (as opposed to professional journalists) have become …

Meta-information censorship and the creation of the Chinanet Bubble

L Paltemaa, JA Vuori, M Mattlin… - … Communication & Society, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The question of who controls meta-information online has become a hot-button issue with
profound political implications. The present article explores how state-led online censorship …

Media choice and selective exposure

S Knobloch-Westerwick, A Westerwick, DJ Sude - Media Effects, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
In an era of virtually inexhaustible choices of media channels and messages, the question of
what motivates individuals to attend to a particular outlet or type of content becomes …

Modeling multidimensional public opinion polarization process under the context of derived topics

T Chen, Y Wang, J Yang, G Cong - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the development of Internet technology, the speed of information dissemination and
accelerated updates result in frequent discussion of topics and expressions of public …