The Personal Is the Political? What Do WhatsApp Users Share and How It Matters for News Knowledge, Polarization and Participation in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorValenzuela Leighton, Sebastián Andrés
dc.contributor.authorBachmann, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorBargsted, Matías
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-19T20:25:19Z
dc.date.available2023-05-19T20:25:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractMobile instant messaging services (MIMs) are important gateways to news exposure and political conversations. Nevertheless, we still know little about the specific uses and consequences of using messaging apps on other aspects of democratic citizenship. This is especially true in Latin American countries, where usage of MIMs is more widespread than any other social media. Using a two-wave panel survey conducted in the context of the 2017 Chilean elections, this study examines the information sharing practices of WhatsApp users, comparing the antecedents and effects of the spread of personal (e.g., family, work) and public affairs content (e.g., news, political messages). Findings show that sharing on WhatsApp was rather equal across social groups, and that it could exert a significant influence on learning about politics and issues in the news as well as on protesting and other political behaviors. We discuss possible explanations, limitations, and significance of these results for digital journalism research and practice.
dc.description.funderVRAID (ex DIPUC)
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2023-07-14
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21670811.2019.1693904
dc.identifier.eissn2167-082X
dc.identifier.issn2167-0811
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2019.1693904
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/67359
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Comunicaciones; Valenzuela Leighton, Sebastián Andrés; 0000-0001-5991-7364; 6859
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Comunicaciones; Bachmann, Ingrid; 0000-0002-2805-5148; 4313
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Sociología; Bargsted, Matías; 0000-0001-5617-6230; 2906
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final175
dc.pagina.inicio155
dc.revistaDigital Journalism
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectMobile instant messaging serviceses_ES
dc.subjectPolitical communicationes_ES
dc.subjectNewses_ES
dc.subjectChilees_ES
dc.subjectPolitical knowledgees_ES
dc.subjectPolarizationes_ES
dc.subjectPolitical participationes_ES
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.titleThe Personal Is the Political? What Do WhatsApp Users Share and How It Matters for News Knowledge, Polarization and Participation in Chilees_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen9
sipa.codpersvinculados6859
sipa.codpersvinculados4313
sipa.codpersvinculados2906
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sipa.trazabilidadORCID;14-07-2023
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