Under-the-radar engagement: how and why news users
limit their public expression
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Title
Under-the-radar engagement: how and why news users
limit their public expression
limit their public expression
Subject
commenting, engagement, news avoidance, privacy, sharing, social media.
Description
Beyond digital news consumption, users may express themselves in relation to the consumed news—for example, through commenting, sharing, or
reacting. They may also limit what is termed here news engagement visibility, the extent to which a user’s involvement with news content can be
seen by others. Drawing on privacy calculus theory and literature about engagement, avoidance, and relationship management, this study exam-
ines—through 50 in-depth interviews in Canada—how and why news users limit their news engagement visibility. It presents three ways for limiting
this visibility, including lower expression volume, more private expression space, or more closed-ended expression type. Furthermore, it introduces
the four P’s framework—protection, pointlessness, personality, and particularity—to explain the reasons behind limited news engagement visibility.
The study advances the understanding of news engagement by suggesting that it involves the management of visibility boundaries and by elucidating
barriers to public expression. The implications of these contributions are discussed.
reacting. They may also limit what is termed here news engagement visibility, the extent to which a user’s involvement with news content can be
seen by others. Drawing on privacy calculus theory and literature about engagement, avoidance, and relationship management, this study exam-
ines—through 50 in-depth interviews in Canada—how and why news users limit their news engagement visibility. It presents three ways for limiting
this visibility, including lower expression volume, more private expression space, or more closed-ended expression type. Furthermore, it introduces
the four P’s framework—protection, pointlessness, personality, and particularity—to explain the reasons behind limited news engagement visibility.
The study advances the understanding of news engagement by suggesting that it involves the management of visibility boundaries and by elucidating
barriers to public expression. The implications of these contributions are discussed.
Creator
Ori Tenenboim
Source
https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmae024
Publisher
Oxford University Press on behalf of International Communication Association.
Date
November 4, 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Ori Tenenboim, “Under-the-radar engagement: how and why news users
limit their public expression,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 22, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8822.
limit their public expression,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 22, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8822.