Origin and evolution of the News Finds Me perception: Review of theory and effects

<jats:p>Research revolving social media and democracy has exploded. For almost two decades, scholarship has offered new theories, revisited some old ones, and provided empirical evidence that helped cast a strong light on social media effects over people’s social life, and democracy at large. Thanks to social media, citizens consume news, express their political views, discuss political matters, and participate in political activities. However, social media also cultivates the dissemination of fake news and misinformation, exposure to hate speech, media fragmentation, and political polarization. In short, social media seems to simultaneously be a springboard for encouraging and undesirable outcomes that foster and challenge democracies alike. One of these phenomena that stems from social media news use is the News Finds Me perception (NFM), which takes place when individuals feel they do not have to actively seeks news any more to be well-informed about public affairs, as they expect to receive relevant news and information by relying on their peers in social media. This article traces back the origin of the theory, its evolution, and the set of effects found in the literature. It also presents guidelines for future research and potential challenges as the scholarship centering on NFM continues to grow./jats:p

This is the version of record of the following article: Gil de Zúñiga, H., & Cheng, Z. (2021). Origin and evolution of the News Finds Me perception: Review of theory and effects. Profesional De La información, 30(3). https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2021.may.21

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Work Title Origin and evolution of the News Finds Me perception: Review of theory and effects
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  1. Homero Gil de Zúñiga
  2. Zicheng Cheng
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  1. Ediciones Profesionales de la Informacion SL
Publication Date June 26, 2021
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  1. 10.3145/epi.2021.may.21
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