A Subjective User-Typology of Online News Consumption

Zeller, Frauke; O'Kane, Joshua; Godo, Elizabeth; Goodrum, Abby

Abstract

Taking up current research results relating social media usage to online news consumption, we describe a theoretical and methodological approach that puts the subjective, or personal, dimension of online news consumption at the center of our investigations. Our empirical study applied a mixed-method design that integrated Q methodology. The study provides a user-typology based upon the user’s personal perception of their news consumption habits.

Citation

Zeller, F., O'Kane, J., Godo, E., & Goodrum, A. (2014). A Subjective User-Typology of Online News Consumption. Digital Journalism, 2(2), 214-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2013.801686

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: May 24, 2013
• Publication Date: 2014
• Deposit Date: Apr 28, 2023
• Print ISSN: 2167-0811
• Electronic ISSN: 2167-082X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 214-231
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2013.801686
• Keywords: news consumption, q methodology, social media, subjective dimension, user-typology
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3085900