Browsing by Author "Bachmann, Ingrid"

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    Corruption and Political Knowledge Erosion. A Cautionary Tale from Latin America
    (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2022) Bargsted, Matias; Bachmann, Ingrid; Valenzuela, Sebastian
    Previous research has shown that corruption diminishes citizens' level of political support and engagement. We extend this line of reasoning and evaluate whether previous levels of perceived corruption can influence subsequent levels of political knowledge. We test this proposition with data from a two-wave panel probability survey applied in Chile between 2016 and 2017, just after a 2-year period in which an avalanche of corruption scandals shook the country. Our estimates confirm that perceived corruption reduces subsequent political knowledge, while controlling for prior knowledge. This pattern is particularly strong among non-ideologues and people ideologically distant from the incumbent government. Given the status of political knowledge as a democratically valuable trait, our results uncover some normatively disturbing consequences of corruption.
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    Editors' reflections
    (2024) Click Jr, Melissa A.; Bachmann, Ingrid; Cabanes, Jason; Martin, Alfred L.; Ng, Eve; Zuberi, Nabeel
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    Expressive Versus Consumptive Blog Use: Implications for Interpersonal Discussion and Political Participation
    (2013) de Zuniga, Homero Gil; Bachmann, Ingrid; Hsu, Shih-Hsien; Brundidge, Jennifer
    Research has established the positive relationship between news consumption, interpersonal discussion, and political participation. New insights within this framework have tested the positive effect of blog use in the political domain. Based on national survey data, this study proposes novel advances by distinguishing between a less involved blog use (consumptive), such as reading entries and comments, and a more active blog use (expressive), such as posting comments on other people's blogs and on one's own blog. Results indicate expressive blog use is directly related to political participation, online and offline, and interpersonal reasoning processes, including reasoning and disagreement, whereas consumptive blog use is not. Furthermore, the relationship between expressive blog use and participation is mediated by exposure to weak ties.
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    Gender and the mediated political sphere from a feminist theory lens
    (2018) Harp, Dustin; Bachmann C., Ingrid; Harp, Dustin; Loke, Jaime; Bachmann, Ingrid
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    MEDIA AND POLITICAL TRUST IN LATIN AMERICA: AN INDIVIDUAL AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF NEWS ON GOVERNMENT AND STATE TRUST
    (2022) Labarca, Claudia; Valenzuela, Sebastian; Bachmann, Ingrid; Grassau, Daniela
    What is the relationship between news exposure and political trust in Latin America? Does this relationship change according to freedom levels of media systems and degrees of political polarization? To answer these questions, this study analyzes data from 10 Latin American countries included in the last round of the World Values Survey (2017-2020) (N = 11,769), as well as indices of governments' intervention in the news system and polarization by the V-Dem project. Statistical results show that, in general, exposure to news on social media is negatively related to trust in government and state institutions. However, context makes a significant difference: the higher the level of media freedom and polarization, the more negative this relationship becomes. In contrast, traditional media news use is positively associated with political trust, regardless of contextual factors. This confirms the importance of considering micro and macro news media contexts when analyzing trust in Latin America.
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    Las partes y el todo de la historia: Ejemplos como estrategia argumentativa en las noticias chilenas
    (2019) Bachmann, Ingrid; Mujica, Constanza
    La ejemplificación es clave para la percepción de las personas sobre el mundo y es común en los medios. Los ejemplos en las noticias, sin embargo, no son necesariamente precisos y podrían confundir a la audiencia. A partir de un análisis de contenido, este trabajo examina la presencia de casos particulares (ejemplos) en una muestra de diarios chilenos de 1991 a 2015. Los resultados muestran que la ejemplificación está extendida en la prensa de Chile, con un continuo aumento a lo largo de los años.
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    Politics and Media in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly: A Centennial Research Retrospective
    (2023) Valenzuela, Sebastian; Bachmann, Ingrid; Lawrence, Regina G.; de Zuniga, Homero Gil
    Based on computerized and manual content analyses, we examined the theories, methods, topics, and authors' backgrounds of the empirical articles revolving around politics and media published by Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JMCQ) in its 100 years (N = 424). The most common theories are agenda-setting, framing, and selective exposure, and quantitative methods prevail with single-country studies being more prevalent than comparative analyses. A considerable portion of research has focused on political news, particularly during campaigns. Male, U.S.-based authors dominate, but female-authored work has increased in the past decade. Challenges remain to make the research on politics and media in JMCQ more generalizable globally.
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    The Personal Is the Political? What Do WhatsApp Users Share and How It Matters for News Knowledge, Polarization and Participation in Chile
    (2021) Valenzuela Leighton, Sebastián Andrés; Bachmann, Ingrid; Bargsted, Matías
    Mobile instant messaging services (MIMs) are important gateways to news exposure and political conversations. Nevertheless, we still know little about the specific uses and consequences of using messaging apps on other aspects of democratic citizenship. This is especially true in Latin American countries, where usage of MIMs is more widespread than any other social media. Using a two-wave panel survey conducted in the context of the 2017 Chilean elections, this study examines the information sharing practices of WhatsApp users, comparing the antecedents and effects of the spread of personal (e.g., family, work) and public affairs content (e.g., news, political messages). Findings show that sharing on WhatsApp was rather equal across social groups, and that it could exert a significant influence on learning about politics and issues in the news as well as on protesting and other political behaviors. We discuss possible explanations, limitations, and significance of these results for digital journalism research and practice.