Inside the spiral: Hostile media, minority perception, and willingness to speak out on a weblog

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Highlights:

• Spiral of silence theory was delineated under media perception and presumed media influence.

• The presumed media influence on others became a basis for assessing the online climate of opinion.

• Disagreeable user comments with hostile media source generated high minority perception online.

• Agreeable user comments with hostile media source generated low minority perception in society.

• Minority perception against the climate of opinion increased willingness to speak out online.

摘要

•Spiral of silence theory was delineated under media perception and presumed media influence.•The presumed media influence on others became a basis for assessing the online climate of opinion.•Disagreeable user comments with hostile media source generated high minority perception online.•Agreeable user comments with hostile media source generated low minority perception in society.•Minority perception against the climate of opinion increased willingness to speak out online.

论文关键词:Spiral of silence,Hostile media perception,Presumed media influence,Minority perception,Willingness to speak out

论文评审过程:Received 2 December 2015, Revised 24 March 2016, Accepted 31 March 2016, Available online 8 April 2016, Version of Record 8 April 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.086