Pathways from incidental news exposure to political knowledge: examining paradoxical effects of political discussion on social media with strong and weak ties

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Saifuddin, Gil-Lopez, Teresa, Lee, Sangwon, Masood, Muhammad
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Cognitive ability; Incidental news exposure
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182560
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study advances the theoretical understanding of the effects of incidental news exposure on political knowledge by probing the mechanisms through which exposure transfers to learning. Two studies in the U.S. across both non-election and election settings test the centrality of political discussi...