How Media Use and Reliance Affect Knowledge Level.

Culbertson, Hugh M.; Guido, H. Stempel, III

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Publication Date: 1986

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How Media Use and Reliance Affect Knowledge Level.

Culbertson, Hugh M.; Guido, H. Stempel, III

Communication Research: An International Quarterly, v13 n4 p579-602 Oct 1986

Concluded that (1) reliance on television news correlated negatively with knowledge of issues; (2) reliance on newspapers did not correlate at all; (3) focused television news correlated more highly with knowledge of issues than did general television news use; and (4) for newspapers, both focused and general use had strong correlations with knowledge measures. (JD)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Information Dissemination, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, Newspapers, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Political Issues, Public Opinion, Television Research

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