Clicking vs. sharing: The relationship between online news behaviors and political knowledge

作者：

Highlights：

• We examined the relationship between online news behaviors and political knowledge.

• We collected three-wave survey data from 403 adults during the 2012 US election.

• People who share news online are also reading news online.

• Online news reading was positively related to factual political knowledge.

• Online news sharing was positively related to political knowledge structure density.

摘要

•We examined the relationship between online news behaviors and political knowledge.•We collected three-wave survey data from 403 adults during the 2012 US election.•People who share news online are also reading news online.•Online news reading was positively related to factual political knowledge.•Online news sharing was positively related to political knowledge structure density.

论文关键词：Online news,Social media sharing,Political communication,Political knowledge

论文评审过程：Received 28 May 2015, Revised 14 January 2016, Accepted 4 February 2016, Available online 15 February 2016, Version of Record 15 February 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.013