TY - JOUR
T1 - Communicating Climate Change
T2 - The Impact of Animated Data Visualizations on Perceptions of Journalistic Motive and Media Bias
AU - Tsang, Stephanie Jean
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University’s Communication Faculty Research Grant under Grant Ref. CFRG 18-19/03.
Publisher copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Focusing on maps, a common technique for conveying climate change information, this study uses an experiment (N = 423) to test how the type (static vs. animated) and repeated exposure (one vs. two) of visualizations impact biased perceptions. Presented with a pro-climate change regulations news article, participants who read the version with animated visualizations perceived the story to be more biased than those who were presented with static images. Further, a perceived advocacy motive mediated the triggering of an animated visualization to arouse more biased perceptions in favor of climate regulations. The implications for democratic ideals are discussed.
AB - Focusing on maps, a common technique for conveying climate change information, this study uses an experiment (N = 423) to test how the type (static vs. animated) and repeated exposure (one vs. two) of visualizations impact biased perceptions. Presented with a pro-climate change regulations news article, participants who read the version with animated visualizations perceived the story to be more biased than those who were presented with static images. Further, a perceived advocacy motive mediated the triggering of an animated visualization to arouse more biased perceptions in favor of climate regulations. The implications for democratic ideals are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2023.2182788
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2023.2182788
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 67
SP - 161
EP - 182
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 2
ER -