All the news that you don't like: Cross-cutting exposure and political participation in the age of social media

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Highlights:

• Social media cross-cutting exposure relates positively to political participation.

• Cross-cutting exposure from weak ties is particularly beneficial.

• Users highly engaged with cross-cutting information are more participatory.

• Social media cross-cutting exposure differs from offline cross-cutting exposure.

摘要

•Social media cross-cutting exposure relates positively to political participation.•Cross-cutting exposure from weak ties is particularly beneficial.•Users highly engaged with cross-cutting information are more participatory.•Social media cross-cutting exposure differs from offline cross-cutting exposure.

论文关键词:Cross-cutting exposure,Disagreement,Social media,Political participation,Facebook,Political conversation

论文评审过程:Available online 16 January 2018, Version of Record 3 February 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.015