When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram
Guided by the Uses and Gratifications approach and the concept of affordances, this study sought to understand the phenomenon of news consumption on an emerging messaging platform—Telegram, wherein users consume concise pieces of news spontaneously through mobile devices or web interfaces. Based on...
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| author | Lou, Chen Tandoc, Edson C. Hong, Li Xuan Pong, Brenda Xiang Yuan Lye, Rachelle Wan Xin Sng, Trisha Ngiag Gya |
| author2 | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information |
| author_facet | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Lou, Chen Tandoc, Edson C. Hong, Li Xuan Pong, Brenda Xiang Yuan Lye, Rachelle Wan Xin Sng, Trisha Ngiag Gya |
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| description | Guided by the Uses and Gratifications approach and the concept of affordances, this study sought to understand the phenomenon of news consumption on an emerging messaging platform—Telegram, wherein users consume concise pieces of news spontaneously through mobile devices or web interfaces. Based on in-depth interviews with 29 interviewees, this study identified user motivations underpinning news consumption on Telegram and platform affordances that facilitate such behavior. This study identified (1) socialization, (2) information, and (3) increasing demand for efficiency as key motivations. We also found that news consumption is facilitated by Telegram’s affordances like customizability, increasing accessibility, aesthetics, and simultaneity of activities. The findings advanced extant literature on user motivations for news consumption on new technologies and research on affordances. More importantly, this research integrates an affordance-based framework when studying motivations underlying user behaviors on new technologies. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1597192022-06-30T02:20:30Z When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram Lou, Chen Tandoc, Edson C. Hong, Li Xuan Pong, Brenda Xiang Yuan Lye, Rachelle Wan Xin Sng, Trisha Ngiag Gya Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication News Consumption Uses and Gratifications Guided by the Uses and Gratifications approach and the concept of affordances, this study sought to understand the phenomenon of news consumption on an emerging messaging platform—Telegram, wherein users consume concise pieces of news spontaneously through mobile devices or web interfaces. Based on in-depth interviews with 29 interviewees, this study identified user motivations underpinning news consumption on Telegram and platform affordances that facilitate such behavior. This study identified (1) socialization, (2) information, and (3) increasing demand for efficiency as key motivations. We also found that news consumption is facilitated by Telegram’s affordances like customizability, increasing accessibility, aesthetics, and simultaneity of activities. The findings advanced extant literature on user motivations for news consumption on new technologies and research on affordances. More importantly, this research integrates an affordance-based framework when studying motivations underlying user behaviors on new technologies. Ministry of Education (MOE) This study was funded by a Tier 1 grant from Singapore’s Ministry of Education [grant number M4012201.060]. 2022-06-30T02:20:29Z 2022-06-30T02:20:29Z 2021 Journal Article Lou, C., Tandoc, E. C., Hong, L. X., Pong, B. X. Y., Lye, R. W. X. & Sng, T. N. G. (2021). When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram. Journalism Studies, 22(7), 934-952. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2021.1906299 1461-670X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159719 10.1080/1461670X.2021.1906299 2-s2.0-85103400481 7 22 934 952 en M4012201.060 Journalism Studies © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication News Consumption Uses and Gratifications Lou, Chen Tandoc, Edson C. Hong, Li Xuan Pong, Brenda Xiang Yuan Lye, Rachelle Wan Xin Sng, Trisha Ngiag Gya When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram |
| title | When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram |
| title_full | When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram |
| title_fullStr | When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram |
| title_full_unstemmed | When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram |
| title_short | When motivations meet affordances: news consumption on Telegram |
| title_sort | when motivations meet affordances news consumption on telegram |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication News Consumption Uses and Gratifications |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159719 |
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