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Reliance on Facebook for news and its influence on political engagement

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  • Clarissa C David
  • Ma Rosel S San Pascual
  • Ma Eliza S Torres

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This paper examines the link between reliance on Facebook for news, political knowledge, and political engagement in the Philippines. We tested five hypotheses using data gathered from an online survey of 978 Filipinos conducted from February 1 to March 31, 2016. Findings support the hypothesis that those who rely less on social media as a news source exhibit higher levels of perceived knowledge about politics than those who rely more on it for news. Controlling for traditional news use, following political officials or institutions on social media is associated with higher levels of political interest and engagement, those with more politically active friends on Facebook have higher levels of exposure to political content online, and there is a positive correlation between Facebook being a source of information about politics and discussing politics more often with others. However, the hypothesis that those with more friends on their network who are politically active, will have greater political knowledge and more political engagement than those who have few politically active friends on their Facebook network is not supported.

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  • Clarissa C David & Ma Rosel S San Pascual & Ma Eliza S Torres, 2019. "Reliance on Facebook for news and its influence on political engagement," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(3), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0212263
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212263
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