U.S Audiences' Perceptions of Covid-19 and Conservative News Frames
<span class="abs_content">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 surv...
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oai:doaj.org-article:da01b2235bfc40e5a00eb8a32d1b71b12021-11-21T15:11:41ZU.S Audiences' Perceptions of Covid-19 and Conservative News Frames1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v13i2p1180https://doaj.org/article/da01b2235bfc40e5a00eb8a32d1b71b12020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/22508https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">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.</span><br />T. Makana ChockSe Jung KimCoordinamento SIBAarticlenews framingcovid-19risk preventionpolitical biasconservatismPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 1180-1189 (2020) |
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<span class="abs_content">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.</span><br /> |
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