U.S Audiences' Perceptions of Covid-19 and Conservative News Frames

被引:7
作者
Chock, T. Makana [1 ]
Kim, Se Jung [1 ]
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, SI Newhouse Sch Commun, 215 Univ Pl, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
关键词
News framing; COVID-19; risk prevention; political bias; conservatism; RISK;
D O I
10.1285/i20356609v13i2p1180
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative news downplayed the threat of the virus. Perceived risks of COVID-19 are an important factor in influencing citizens' willingness to comply with risk prevention measures. An online survey (N=269) of U.S. residents was conducted March 30 - April 1, 2020. We found that those who used partisan conservative news sources as their primary source of information about the virus were significantly less likely to view it as a threat, compared to those who cited Far Left, Center Left, and Center Right news sources. Politically conservative Far Right news audiences reported significantly lower estimates of their own COVID-19 risk, as well as that of their age group peers, the average person in the U.S., and the average senior citizen in the U.S.
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页码:1180 / 1189
页数:10
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