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Selective News Avoidance: Consistency and Temporality

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Communication Research

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Abstract

Communication Research, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 291-318, April 2026.
Can news avoidance be considered a stable personal “trait,” adhering to a specific group of consistent news avoiders, or is it rather a volatile “state” reflecting temporal variations in audience practices? Based on a five-wave panel survey collected in ...