Staying silent and speaking out in online comment sections: The influence of spiral of silence and corrective action in reaction to news
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Highlights：
• Homogenous opinion climates shifted opinions more than mixed climates.
• Comments most effect the opinion those with ambiguous initial opinions.
• Most comments were generated by those with strong opinions.
• Corrective action seems to motivate polarized audiences to comment.
• Comment sections may distort audiences' perceptions of public opinion.
摘要
•Homogenous opinion climates shifted opinions more than mixed climates.•Comments most effect the opinion those with ambiguous initial opinions.•Most comments were generated by those with strong opinions.•Corrective action seems to motivate polarized audiences to comment.•Comment sections may distort audiences' perceptions of public opinion.
论文关键词：News audience,Opinion climate,News comment sections,Corrective action,Spiral of silence,Peer influence,Experiment,Media effects
论文评审过程：Received 1 March 2019, Revised 24 July 2019, Accepted 27 August 2019, Available online 5 September 2019, Version of Record 5 September 2019.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.026
