Mobilizing Youth in the 21st Century: How Digital Media Use Fosters Civic Duty,Information Efficacy,and Political Participation |
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| Authors: | Judith Moeller Rinaldo Kühne Claes De Vreese |
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| Abstract: | Youth turnout at European Parliamentary elections has been dwindling. This study investigates the impact of news media exposure on electoral participation of first time voters. Relying on a data set that combines content analysis of news stories about the EU (N = 769) and a multiple wave panel survey (N = 994), we analyze the impact of exposure to online and offline coverage of relevant topics on turn out across a period of 6 months. We find that exposure to news in offline media had no significant effect on participation, whereas exposure to relevant news in online media positively affected turnout. |
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