Media System, Political Culture and Informed Citizenship: An8-Nation Comparative Study

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21330114
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: HAYASHI Kaori 東京大学, 大学院・情報学環, 教授 (40292784)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MAEDA Yukio 東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 准教授 (30347257) ; NIWA Yoshiyuki 東京大学, 大学院・情報学環, 准教授 (00366824) ; JASON G. Karlin 東京大学, 大学院・情報学環, 准教授 (80361632)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): JAMES Curran University of London, Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, Professor of Communications ; SHARON Coen University of Salford, Senior Lecturer in Psychology ; TORIL Aarlberg he Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Associate Professor in political science/media sociology ; SHANTO Iyengar Stanford University, Chandler Chair in Communication, Professor of Political Science ; GIANPIETRO Mazzoleni University of Milan, epartment of Social and Political Studies, Professor ; STYLIANOS Papathanassopoulos National and kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies ; JUNE-WOONG Rhee Seoul National University, Department of Communication, Associate Professor ; HERNANDO Rojas University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Journalism & Mass Communication Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program, Associate Professor ; DAVID Rowe University of Western Sydney, Institute for Culture and Society (ICS), Research Professor ; RODNEY Tiffen University of Sydney, Government and International Relations Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Emeritus Professor ; PAUL K. Jones University of NSW, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Media & Cultural Sociology
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: コミュニケーション / 情報 / メディア / 市民 / 政治文化 / 公共性 / 国際比較

Research Abstract

This 11-nation comparative study investigates possible correlations between media contents (TV news, newspapers, internet news) on one hand, and political engagement/political knowledge, on the other. Our data suggest that public service television is especially effective in imparting knowledge and promoting a culture of democracy, in which news exposure, public affairs knowledge, sense of democratic competence and political interest feed off each other. In case of Japan, however, interest towards international affairs as well as knowledge scores on international politics remained low despite its strong PSB presence in its media landscape.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] International TV News, Foreign Affairs and Public Knowledge (2013)
  • Author(s): oril Aalberg, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, Stuart Soroka, James Curran, Kaori Hayashi, Shanto Iyengar, Paul K. Jones, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Hernando Rojas, David Rowe, Rodney Tiffen
  • Journal Title: ournalism Studies Pages: 1-20
  • DOI: DOI:10.1080/1461670X.2013.765636
• [Journal Article] Internet Revolution Revisited. A Comparative Study of Online News (2013)
  • Author(s): Toril Aalberg, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, James Curran, Kaori Hayashi, Paul K. Jones, David Rowe, Rodney Tiffen, Sergio Splendore
  • Journal Title: Media, Culture and Society(publication accepted 7 May 2013)
• [Journal Article] Auntie Knows Best? Public Broadcasters and Current Affairs Knowledge (2012)
  • Author(s): Stuart Soroka, Blake Andrew, Toril Aalberg, Shanto Iyengar, James Curran, Sharon Coen, Kaori Hayashi, Paul Jones, Gianpetro Mazzoleni, June Woong Rhee, David Rowe and Rod Tiffen
  • Journal Title: British Journal of Political Science, available on CJO2012
  • DOI: doi:10.1017/S0007123412000555.
• [Presentation] Media System, Public Knowledge, and Political Engagement: An 11-Nation Study (2013)
  • Author(s): James Curran, Sharon Coen, Stuart Soroka, Zira Hichy, Toril Aalberg, Kaori Hayashi, Shanto Iyengar, Paul Jones, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, Hernando Rojas, Rodney Evan Tiffen, June Woong Rhee, David Rowe, Pradeep Krishnatray, Yukio Maeda
  • Organizer: Paper presented at the ICA's63rd Annual Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Challenging Communication Research. London
  • Year and Date: 2013-06-21
• [Presentation] Patterns of media use, conversationand perceived political polarization in10 countries (2012)
  • Author(s): Hernando Rojas, Jung Hwan Yang, MagdalenaWojcieszak, Sharon Coen, Toril Aalberg, James Curran, Shanto Iyengar, Hayashi Kaori, Vinod Pavarala, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, June Wong Rhee, Stuart Soroka.
  • Organizer: Paper presented at WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research 65th Annual Conference
  • Place of Presentation: in Hongkong (outstanding presentation award)
  • Year and Date: 20120614-16
• [Presentation] Social Impacts of Public Service BroadcastingNews in Japan and Korea (2011)
  • Author(s): Rhee, June Woong, Hayashi Kaori, Maeda Yukio, Lee Misook
  • Organizer: Presented at the "Media, Political Culture, and Citizenship: An East Asian Symposium"
  • Place of Presentation: University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-22
• [Presentation] Does gender matter globally? A comparative survey of 11 nations on political knowledge (2011)
  • Author(s): Maeda Yukio, Hayashi Kaori
  • Organizer: Presented at the "Media, Political Culture, and Citizenship: An East Asian Symposium"
  • Place of Presentation: University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-22