Tag: Broadcast news

Unintended inoculation in broadcast news: Could a point/counterpoint pattern inoculate against future attitudinal change?

A point/counterpoint pattern should, in theory, lead to more informed positions. But what if instead of informing, this pattern takes an existing position and makes it stronger? Inoculation…

The inoculated news consumer: Attitudinal inoculation theory, information processing, and attitudes

This essay makes a case for considering attitudinal inoculation as a way to better understand information processing and attitudinal responses of news viewers—processes that are likely happening regardless…