Social media features attract college students to news websites

T. Makana Chock; John M. Wolf; Gina Masullo Chen; Valarie N. Schweisberger; Yi Wang

doi:10.1177/073953291303400408

Social media features attract college students to news websites

T. Makana Chock
, John M. Wolf
, Gina Masullo Chen
, Valarie N. Schweisberger
, Yi Wang

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Younger readers were more likely to spend time on a local news website and report a greater likelihood to return to the site after social media features were added. The college-age students also perceived content on the site as more valuable and as having a greater influence on them.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	96-108
Number of pages	13
Journal	Newspaper Research Journal
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/073953291303400408
State	Published - Sep 1 2013

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Communication

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