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    Patterns of Persistence: Studying News Repertoires Before, During, and After Covid-19
    (2025) Valenzuela Leighton, Sebastián Andrés; Bachmann C., Ingrid; Valdes, Natalia Solis
    In the realm of news consumption, individuals often establish recurrent patterns, integrating diverse sources into distinct repertoires. However, these patterns can change during unprecedented events like wars, political turmoil, and catastrophic incidents that alter daily routines. This study examines the potential of large-scale disruptions to transform news repertoires over the long run. Using survey data collected by the Digital News Report from 2019 to 2022 in Chile-a country with a stringent COVID-19 response, including extensive lockdowns, school and workplace closures, travel bans, and mandatory mask mandates-we employed latent class analysis to identify four distinct news repertoires: minimalists, pluralists, hyper consumers, and local news seekers. Each group displayed unique socio-demographic, motivational and attitudinal antecedents. Despite this, news consumption patterns showed significant stability over time, highlighting the resilience of news repertoires amid societal disruptions.