The overstated generational gap in online news use? A consolidated infrastructural perspective

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dc.contributor.authorMangold, Frank
dc.contributor.authorStier, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorBreuer, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorScharkow, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-03T14:03:56Z
dc.date.available2024-09-03T14:03:56Z
dc.date.issued2021de
dc.description.abstractRecent research by Taneja et al. suggested that digital infrastructures diminish the generational gap in news use by counteracting preference structures. We expand on this seminal work by arguing that an infrastructural perspective requires overcoming limitations of highly aggregated web tracking data used in prior research. We analyze the individual browsing histories of two representative samples of German Internet users collected in 2012 (Nā€‰=ā€‰2970) and 2018 (Nā€‰=ā€‰2045) and find robust evidence for a smaller generational gap in online news use than commonly assumed. While short news website visits mostly demonstrated infrastructural factors, longer news use episodes were shaped more by preferences. The infrastructural role of social media corresponded with reduced news avoidance and more varied news repertoires. Overall, the results suggest that research needs to reconsider commonly held premises regarding the uses of digital media in modern high-choice settings.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16620
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1461444821989972
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rights.licensecc_byde
dc.source1461-7315de
dc.sourceNew media and society; Vol. 24, No. 10 (2021), 2207-2226de
dc.subjectDigital infrastructure
dc.subjectGenerations
dc.subjectMedia repertoires
dc.subjectOnline news
dc.subjectPreferences
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectWeb tracking
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.titleThe overstated generational gap in online news use? A consolidated infrastructural perspectiveen
dc.type.diniArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNew media and society, 24 (2021), 10, 2207-2226. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444821989972. ISSN: 1461-7315
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issn1461-7315
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue10
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleNew media and society
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume24
local.export.bibtex@article{Mangold2021, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16620}, doi = {10.1177/1461444821989972}, author = {Mangold, Frank and Stier, Sebastian and Breuer, Johannes et al.}, title = {The overstated generational gap in online news use? A consolidated infrastructural perspective}, journal = {New media and society}, year = {2021}, volume = {24}, number = {10}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorMangold, Frank and Stier, Sebastian and Breuer, Johannes et al.
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