Urman, Aleksandra; Makhortykh, Mykola (2021). There can be only one truth: Ideological segregation and online news communities in Ukraine. Global media and communication, 17(2), pp. 167-187. Sage 10.1177/17427665211009930
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The paper examines ideological segregation among Ukrainian users in online environments, using as a case study partisan news communities on Vkontakte, the largest online platform in post-communist states. Its findings suggest that despite their insignificant numbers, partisan news communities attract substantial attention from Ukrainian users and can encourage the formation of isolated ideological cliques – or ‘echo chambers’ – that increase societal polarisation. The paper also investigates factors that predict users’ interest in partisan content and establishes that the region of residence is the key predictor of selective consumption of pro-Ukrainian or pro-Russian partisan news content.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Communication and Media Studies (ICMB) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Urman, Aleksandra, Makhortykh, Mykola |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
1742-7673 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Mykola Makhortykh |
Date Deposited: |
19 Apr 2021 15:11 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:50 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/17427665211009930 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
online news, news consumption, Ukraine, Russia, partisanship, ideological segregation, filter bubble, network analysis, Vkontakte |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/155924 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/155924 |
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