The Myth of Partisan Selective Exposure: A Portrait of the Online Political News Audience

Many assume that in a digital environment with a wide range of ideologically tinged news outlets, partisan selective exposure to like-minded speech is pervasive and a primary cause of political polarization. Yet, partisan selective exposure research tends to stem from experimental or self-reported d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacob L. Nelson, James G. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305117729314