In digital news environments, incidental news exposure (INE) refers to coming across news
when online for other reasons. In this systematic scoping review, conducted to summarize …

Encountering news on social media is common even for individuals not actively looking for it–
a phenomenon referred to as incidental exposure to political news (IE). A growing body of …

In the last two decades, communication research dedicated substantial attention to the
effects of incidental exposure (IE) to political information. In this meta-analysis, we analyzed …

Some people live in social media “news deserts,” while others are embedded in online
networks that are rich in news content. These news deserts represent a new form of digital …

Using two-wave US panel survey data, this study proposes a moderated serial mediation
model to examine through what paths and under what conditions incidental exposure to …

In this article, we present an analysis of distinctive WhatsApp uses with a focus on group
dynamics, and how they are correlated with exposure to, belief in, accidental, and …

Personalized news recommendations shape social media users' information environment.
However, whether news recommendation algorithms asymmetrically influence users' news …

The question of how social media usage impacts societal polarization continues to generate
great interest among both the research community and broader public. Nevertheless, there …

In light of concerns about decreasing news use, a decline in interest in political news or
even active avoidance or resistance of news in general, the idea of 'incidental news' has …

WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging platforms across the globe and is particularly
prominent in the Global South. Despite being a private messaging app, WhatsApp is …