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Non-news website expose people to more political content than news websites

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Summary
Nutrition label

79% Informative

A study conducted across the Netherlands , the United States , and Poland found that approximately 66% of the political content people are exposed to comes from non-news websites.

The relationship between exposure to these topics and participants’ political views and behaviors is at least as strong as that of exposure to political news.

The study involved participants from three countries: Poland , the U.S. , and the Netherlands .

As a result, it remains unclear whether exposure to political content shapes political behaviors and attitudes, or whether people with specific political attitudes and behaviors seek out certain types of political content.

The paper, “ Non-News Websites Expose People to More Political Content Than News Websites: Evidence from Browsing Data in Three Countries,” was authored by Magdalena Wojcieszak , Ericka Menchen-Trevino , Bernhard Clemm von Hohenberg and Sjifra de Leeuw .

VR Score

90

Informative language

97

Neutral language

42

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

80

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

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