"A democratized information sphere not only allows populist activists and sympathizers to supply much of the world's content, but also lets them act as " secondary gatekeepers" who help determine what mass media content everyone else sees (in part supplanting traditional media gatekeepers). The result has been populist uprisings such as the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the 2023 occupations in Brazil, and the election of authoritarian leaders on multiple continents."
"five researchers decided to more deeply examine how support for right-wing authoritarianism relates to reasons for people's news consumption and news sharing. Marcos Paulo da Silva, Rachel R. Mourão, Tim P. Vos, Marialina C. Antolini, and Gisele S. Neuls's paper, "News characteristics, newsworthiness and secondary gatekeeping in Brazil: Influences of right-wing authoritarianism," hit the Digital Journalism website last month. The authors surveyed 1,225 Brazilians one week after the 2023 Brasília riots, when participants violently occupied the National Congress, Presidential Palace, and Supreme Court buildings."
Social media's democratization enabled both social justice movements and authoritarian populism that can suppress the populace. A democratized information sphere allows populist activists and sympathizers to supply much of the world's content and act as secondary gatekeepers who influence what mass media content is widely seen, at times supplanting traditional media gatekeepers. Such dynamics have contributed to events like the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, the 2023 occupations in Brazil, and election of authoritarian leaders across continents. A survey of 1,225 Brazilians one week after the 2023 Brasília riots examined links between right-wing authoritarian support and news consumption and sharing motivations. Findings tied higher right-wing authoritarian support to dependence on perceived news appearance and credibility.
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