Publication
Title
Who's afraid of terror news? The interplay between news consumption patterns, personal experiences and fear of terrorism
Author
Abstract
A positive correlation between exposure to terrorism news reports and fear of terrorism has been documented, but less is known about factors moderating this relationship. Our focus is mostly on identifying relevant moderators. We argue that individuals' habitual patterns in news consumption (frequency, type of outlet, genre) and personal experiences (prior victimization, living in a diverse neighborhood, residing in an urban area) are relevant in this regard. In a between-subjects experiment (2 groups: exposure to terror threat story vs. control story) in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden (N = 786) we exposed participants to a news story on terror threat. Effects on fear of terrorism were especially strong for citizens that often consume soft, popular and commercial forms of news and live in urban areas.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Mass communication & society. - Mahwah, N.J., 1998, currens
Publication
Abingdon : Routledge journals, taylor & francis ltd , 2023
ISSN
1520-5436 [print]
1532-7825 [online]
DOI
10.1080/15205436.2022.2026402
Volume/pages
26 :3 (2023) , p. 486-508
ISI
000746407000001
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
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