Mitigating the News-Finds-Me Perception: Evaluating the intended (and unintended) effects of educational warnings on political learning
Published online on April 28, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
Social media foster a News-Finds-Me perception (NFM), whereby individuals believe important news will “find them” without actively seeking it. Although the negative consequences of NFM are well-documented, strategies to mitigate NFM’s effects remain ...
Social media foster a News-Finds-Me perception (NFM), whereby individuals believe important news will “find them” without actively seeking it. Although the negative consequences of NFM are well-documented, strategies to mitigate NFM’s effects remain ...