TY - JOUR
T1 - Civic Life in Rural America Revisited
T2 - The Role of Social and Mobile News on Civic Participation
AU - Shao, Chun
AU - Kwon, K. Hazel
AU - Nah, Seungahn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Rural America has been suffering from insufficient civic resources and is often characterized as a “civic desert.” Drawing upon the Communication Infrastructure Theory, this study surveys residents in Oregon (N = 564) and explores the ways in which social and mobile news use, along with other traditional storytelling networks, relate to rural and non-rural residents’ civic participation. Results showed that the types of communities moderated the effects of social and mobile news usage on online civic participation. This study expands upon scholarly concerns about the possible side effects of emerging media storytelling networks on civic life in local community contexts.
AB - Rural America has been suffering from insufficient civic resources and is often characterized as a “civic desert.” Drawing upon the Communication Infrastructure Theory, this study surveys residents in Oregon (N = 564) and explores the ways in which social and mobile news use, along with other traditional storytelling networks, relate to rural and non-rural residents’ civic participation. Results showed that the types of communities moderated the effects of social and mobile news usage on online civic participation. This study expands upon scholarly concerns about the possible side effects of emerging media storytelling networks on civic life in local community contexts.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2022.2086255
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2022.2086255
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85132409474
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 66
SP - 278
EP - 299
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 2
ER -