Exploring Anger in the Hostile Media Process: Effects on News Preferences and Source Evaluation

Most studies of news bias judgments and news consumption do not consider the likely emotional responses to news content, and theoretical arguments suggest that approach emotions, like anger, may actually motivate more, not less, news consumption. An experiment found support for hypotheses that bias...

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Published in:Journalism & mass communication quarterly 2011-03, Vol.88 (1), p.5-22
Main Authors: Arpan, Laura M., Nabi, Robin L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anger
Bias
Consumption
Criticism
Emotional Response
Emotions
Evaluation
Feedback (Response)
Hostility
Influence
Information Seeking
Journalism
Literature Reviews
Mass Media Effects
Media
Media coverage
News
News Coverage
News media
News Reporting
Perception
Perceptions
Personality Traits
Preferences
Psychological Patterns
Reference Groups
Reporters
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Summary:Most studies of news bias judgments and news consumption do not consider the likely emotional responses to news content, and theoretical arguments suggest that approach emotions, like anger, may actually motivate more, not less, news consumption. An experiment found support for hypotheses that bias judgments would positively correlate with anger responses, and anger responses would associate not only with greater criticism of the reporter but also more, rather than less, interest in additional news stories containing both identity-threatening and identity-bolstering content.
ISSN:1077-6990
2161-430X
DOI:10.1177/107769901108800101