2020/01/01 by Sabine Geers · 76 citations
Social Sciences · #Advertising #Business #Computer science #Consumption (sociology) #Content (measure theory) #Digital media #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Media Studies and Communication #News media #Political science #Social Media and Politics #Social media #Social science #Sociology #Variation (astronomy) #World Wide Web
paper · doi:10.1093/poq/nfaa010
published in Public Opinion Quarterly 84(S1), 332-354 (Oxford University Press)
openalex publication_date 2020/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Abstract In a changing information environment in which people increasingly select a combination of media platforms to consume news, scholars have taken a more comprehensive approach in measuring news consumption by examining news media repertoires. This study specifically (1) examines news repertoires of young people, based on their combined usage of media platforms and news content preferences; and (2) examines their variation due to social background characteristics. Results from a survey of Dutch adolescents (N = 1,084; age 16 to 21) reveal four distinct news repertoires: labeled minimalists, omnivores, traditionalists, and online news users. Findings further suggest that platform-based news repertoires are related to preferences for specific news content. Finally, this study contributes to the digital divide literature by demonstrating that inequalities in news media usage related to education do not seem to apply to younger citizens.