The Stubborn Pervasiveness of Television News in the Digital Age and the Field's Attention to the Medium, 2010-2014

摘要

A secondary analysis of 2010-2014 World Values Survey (WVS) data (N=81,229) is performed across 56 countries to assess frequency of exposure to television news versus the Internet and mobile phone as information sources. A large majority of the comparisons (105/112; 93.75%) reveal television to be used more frequently than Internet or mobile phones (p1.0E-09). A content analysis of works published in 9 communication journals from 2010 to 2014 indicates a precipitous decline in the attention political communication scholars are giving to television. Meanwhile, there is substantial growth in the focus on new media.