Incidental exposure to online news in everyday life information seeking context : mixed method study

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on October 25, 2010).The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file.Dissertation advisor: Dr. Sanda Erdelez.Vita.Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2010.The Internet and new technologies are changing the information behavior of news readers. News readership is shifting to the Internet because of accessibility, inexpensive technology, and free content. The prevalence of news on the Web provides opportunities for people to come across news in an incidental way as a byproduct of their online activities. The present study explored the nature of incidental exposure to online news by applying Savolainen's Everyday Life Information Seeking model, Erdelez's Information Encountering model, and Uses and Gratifications theory. Online news readers participated in two phases of mixed method study. The first phase involved the analysis of a web survey with 148 participants recruited through the website of a local newspaper. Respondents who demonstrated an awareness of their incidental exposure to online news were selected for the second phase. In the second phase, the researcher interviewed 20 respondents using critical incident, explication interview, and think-aloud techniques. The findings highlighted social, behavioral, cognitive, and affective aspects of online news reading behavior and incidental exposure to online news. The study indicates that online news reading happens in a habitual way. Incidental exposure to online news is becoming a major way for some respondents to get informed about news events. The study presents a model of online news reading behavior and four different types of online news readers: avid news readers, news avoiders, news encounters, and crowd surfers. Respondents' perceptions of incidental exposure to online news are grouped into three contexts: news reading, non-news reading, and Internet in general. The majority of respondents stated that they have positive feelings about incidental exposure to online news.Includes bibliographical reference

The mechanisms of “incidental news consumption”: An eye tracking study of news interaction on Facebook

This exploratory study examines how participants incidentally consumed news on social media through an eye tracking analysis of their visual interaction with posts on Facebook. By interaction, we refer to the attention participants gave to news (measured through the time devoted to looking at the content); how they read these news items (measured through ocular movements on the screen); and the way they engaged with this content (measured through forms of participation such as liking, commenting, or sharing news). The data were triangulated through interviews with Facebook users and an analysis of the metrics of posts from Costa Rican news organizations on Facebook from 2017 to 2020. We draw on scholarship in communication studies and multimodal discourse analysis. We argue for a more nuanced approach to what study participants did when they incidentally encountered news on social media that focuses on mechanisms, that is, the specific procedures and operations that shape user interaction with news on Facebook (such as visual fixations on parts of news posts; the visual entry points through which they begin to interact with the news; the sequences that characterize how they navigate content; and the time they spend assessing various multimodal elements).Universidad de Costa Rica/[]/UCR/Costa RicaUCR::Vicerrectoría de Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Sociales::Centro de Investigación en Comunicación (CICOM)UCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Artes y Letras::Facultad de Letras::Escuela de Filología, Lingüística y Literatur

Incidental Exposure to Online News

Buku ini memberikan informasi mengena teknik pengukuran dan kajian terhadap konsumi berita online oleh pembaca/pengguna internet secara sengaja atau tidak ketika mereka berselancar dalam aktivitas online. Misalnya ketika membuka email, atau bersosialisasi melalui akun media sosial online terkadang kita menemukan berita. Berdasarkan fenomena tersebut, penulis berusaha mengkajinya dengan pendekatan IEON (Incidental Exposure to Online News)

Borchuluun Yadamsuren interview

Webcast file name: adkins_feb13_2009Date: February 13, 2009LIS Class Cast hosts, Denice Adkins and Kim Thompson, interview Borchuluun Yadamsuren, doctoral student at the University of Missouri in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies

Children\u27s Information Needs of a Patient Engagement System in a Hospital Room: Insights from Usability Testing in a Simulation Laboratory

Patient engagement systems are an emerging area in health information systems. These systems aim to involve patients in health care communication allowing them to access their electronic health records, order food, watch educational videos and play games. Little research has been performed on the information needs of children when using patient engagement systems. This poster presents the preliminary findings of a study which evaluated the usability of myStation, a patient engagement system in a simulated hospital room. In order to identify the information needs of children, we conducted think aloud interviews with 10 children ages 7-12. The findings of this study suggest that children expect more fun and entertainment-oriented features in patient engagement system design. They want to be provided with multiple options for customizing the interface and the ability to search for information rather than to browse. In addition, children want to have social media features when using a patient engagement system