Why do people access news with mobile devices? Exploring the role of suitability perception and motives on mobile news use. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shim, Hongjin; You, Kyung Han; Lee, Jeong Kyu; Go, Eun
• Is Part Of: Telematics and informatics. Volume 32:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 108
• Page End: 117
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Telecommunication -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Periodicals; Télécommunications -- Périodiques; Réseaux d'ordinateurs -- Périodiques; 384
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2014.05.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-5853

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st105">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0220">Suitability for accessing news is associated with online news reading motivations.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0225">Social utility motive is not significant in news use with smartphone or social media.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0230">Information seeking is a primary reason for social media news consumption.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0235">Mobile news users have the potential to engage in political issues.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0240">Mobile media are not distinct from other media offering news.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>