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Francisco Segado-Boj
International University of La Rioja
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Jesús Díaz-Campo
International University of La Rioja
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Raquel Quevedo Redondo
University of Valladolid
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Keywords:
consumption of news, news externalising, ‘News Finds Me’ perception, news internalising, news sharing, social media
Abstract
The study focuses on ‘News Finds Me’ perception, i.e. the belief that users can stay informed enough without actively following traditional news media while relying on social media and personal contacts. The text analyses the influence between this perception and news consumption (“news internalising”) and sharing (“news externalising”). Uses & Gratifications sought (“information seeking”, “social interaction” and “impression management”) were considered as moderating variables. Survey based results (n = 96) show that ‘News Finds Me’ perception is positively correlated with news internalising but not with news externalising. It is thus concluded that the mere presence of the ‘News Finds Me’ perception does not encourage news sharing attitudes. The study also brings evidence to support a relationship between news internalising and news externalising habits, which influence each other mutually and can moderate other factors in news consumption and dissemination on social media. It is concluded that the presence of the ‘News Finds Me’ perception does not encourage news sharing attitudes.
Author Biographies
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Francisco Segado-Boj, International University of La Rioja
Francisco Segado-Boj is Associate Professor at the Universidad Internacional de La Rioja in Spain. He holds a PhD. in Journalism from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2008). His current research interests focus on digital and social media and on scholarly communication. He has published nearly 30 peer-reviewed papers in scholarly journals such as Telematics & Informatics, Comunicar, El Profesional de la Información, First Monday or Journal of Scholarly Publishing. Dr. Segado-Boj is the director of the Digital Communication and Society research group.
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Jesús Díaz-Campo, International University of La Rioja
Jesús Díaz-Campo holds a PhD. in Journalism and graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is the Academic Director (Master in Corporate Communication) and Communication Professor at the Universidad Internacional de La Rioja in Spain. He acquired positive assessment by National Agency of Quality (ANECA) required to be contracted as Associate Professor. His previous research activities include one positively evaluated research period by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI). His main research lines are focused on journalism ethics and digital journalism. He has published around 40 papers on those topics. He has participated in several research projects funded by national organisations.
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Raquel Quevedo Redondo, University of Valladolid
Raquel Quevedo-Redondo holds a PhD. in Journalism from the University of Valladolid. In 2014, while she
worked for the Castile-Leon regional government with a grant to develop communication tasks, she obtained the FPU fellowship that the Spanish Ministry of Education allocate to training of researchers. At present, the author (accredited by Aneca for the Body of Assistant Professor) collaborates with competitive research teams at the national and international levels, along with giving lectures at two universities. Her research interests include feminisation of politics, social networks, mediatization and media analysis.
How to Cite
Segado-Boj, F., Díaz-Campo, J., & Quevedo Redondo, R. (2025). Influence of the ‘News Finds Me’ Perception on News Sharing and News Consumption on Social Media.
Communication Today,
10(2), 90-104.
https://doi.org/10.0000/dtwpm392
