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The Conditional Relationship Between Active (Topical) News Avoidance and News Consumption Under Democratic Backsliding

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

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Abstract

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Volume 103, Issue 1, Page 347-368, March 2026.
Recent research has shown that, under certain circumstances, active news avoidance can be a situational strategy and topical in scope. It does not entail substantial reduction in news consumption. Against this background, this article extends the ...