sponsorship: This work was in part supported by European Union's Horizon Europe Research and innovation programs under grant agreement numbers 101060536 and 101182813. (European Union's Horizon Europe Research and innovation programs|101060536, European Union's Horizon Europe Research and innovation programs|101182813)
Churnalism, a new opportunity in science news? The role of press releases in communicating the scientific process in newspaper articles Science news is often based on scientific press releases, with parts copied verbatim, a practice called churnalism. While this can lead to a loss of journalistic depth and the journalist's role as gatekeeper, this study explores a potential benefit. We conducted a qualitative and quantitative analysis about the scientific process. Our findings indicate that explicitly mentioning the scientific process in press releases increases the likelihood that newspaper articles will cover not only the results, but broader research context like methods and uncertainties. Additionally, we offer examples of but also the process behind research in scientific press releases.
What characterizes adolescents as political actors? In this study, we describe patterns of political interest, news consumption, political activism, and affective polarization among Dutch adolescents and directly compare levels of activism and affective polarization between the adolescent sample ($N$ = 507) and two adult samples from the Netherlands ($N_1$ = 1261, $N_2$ = 2024). While adolescents show a relatively low interest in Dutch politics, they are more interested in current political issues such as climate change or crime, and access political content primarily via the internet rather than traditional media (e.g. newspapers, television). Further, our results suggest that adolescents are no more or less affectively polarized than adults. While adolescents do not seem to be very involved in traditional, high-effort political activities (e.g., joining parties), they show a high willingness to engage in other forms of political activism, such as signing petitions or donating to political causes. Moreover, their mean willingness to engage in political activism was even higher than that of adults. This study challenges the stereotype of politically disengaged youth and suggests using modern communication channels and relevant political topics to better involve adolescents in the political sphere.
Studying the intricacies of satire consumption across countries is essential for improving our understanding of satire's influence on audiences worldwide. This study therefore investigates satire consumption from the perspective of media globalization. We conducted a survey in the Netherlands (N = 1,016) that measured respondents' viewing behaviour of both Dutch and American satire shows as well as their humour preferences, news consumption and political characteristics. The analysis revealed three viewers) and (c) satire omnivores, who viewed both Dutch and American satire omnivores differ from satire mainstreamers and avoiders in various ways and that omnivores' general affinity for humour most distinguishes their viewer profile.
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