Abstract
The structure of social network is important to collective action in democratic governance. How social networks differ from one another in ways that are relevant to their consequences. This paper explores the effect of news exposure on social capital in terms of structure of network (i.e., the bonging and the bridging), particularly focusing on individuals’ cognitive capacity underlying news exposure. By employing two experiments, it is found that selective exposure to news content, functioned as a cognitive capacity by an individual, determines an individual to select quantitatively and qualitatively different news content, thus influencing the structure of social network with one another. The implications of media content and social capital are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 May 2011 |
| Event | 61st Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2011: Communication @ the Center - Boston, United States Duration: 26 May 2011 → 30 May 2011 https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ica/ica11/ |
Conference
| Conference | 61st Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2011 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 26/05/11 → 30/05/11 |
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