| Title: | Do People Watch what they Do Not Trust? : Exploring the Association between News Media Skepticism and Exposure; Exploring the Association between News Media Skepticism and Exposure |
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| Authors and Corporations: | , |
| In: | Communication Research, 30, 2003, 5, p. 504-529 |
| published: |
SAGE Publications
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 504-529 |
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| ISSN: |
0093-6502
1552-3810 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0093650203253371 |
| published in: | Communication Research |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Collection: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> This article explores a possible association between skepticism toward the media and audience exposure patterns. Hypotheses predicting a relationship between media skepticism and news media consumption are tested on four large sample data sets. Findings show that media skepticism is negatively associated with mainstream news exposure but positively associated with nonmainstream news exposure. </jats:p> |