Browsing by Author "Bachmann, Ingrid"

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    Corruption and Political Knowledge Erosion. A Cautionary Tale from Latin America
    (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2022) Bargsted, Matias; Bachmann, Ingrid; Valenzuela, Sebastian
    Previous research has shown that corruption diminishes citizens' level of political support and engagement. We extend this line of reasoning and evaluate whether previous levels of perceived corruption can influence subsequent levels of political knowledge. We test this proposition with data from a two-wave panel probability survey applied in Chile between 2016 and 2017, just after a 2-year period in which an avalanche of corruption scandals shook the country. Our estimates confirm that perceived corruption reduces subsequent political knowledge, while controlling for prior knowledge. This pattern is particularly strong among non-ideologues and people ideologically distant from the incumbent government. Given the status of political knowledge as a democratically valuable trait, our results uncover some normatively disturbing consequences of corruption.
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    Gender and the mediated political sphere from a feminist theory lens
    (2018) Harp, Dustin; Bachmann C., Ingrid; Harp, Dustin; Loke, Jaime; Bachmann, Ingrid
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    Las partes y el todo de la historia: Ejemplos como estrategia argumentativa en las noticias chilenas
    (2019) Bachmann, Ingrid; Mujica, Constanza
    La ejemplificación es clave para la percepción de las personas sobre el mundo y es común en los medios. Los ejemplos en las noticias, sin embargo, no son necesariamente precisos y podrían confundir a la audiencia. A partir de un análisis de contenido, este trabajo examina la presencia de casos particulares (ejemplos) en una muestra de diarios chilenos de 1991 a 2015. Los resultados muestran que la ejemplificación está extendida en la prensa de Chile, con un continuo aumento a lo largo de los años.
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    The Personal Is the Political? What Do WhatsApp Users Share and How It Matters for News Knowledge, Polarization and Participation in Chile
    (2021) Valenzuela Leighton, Sebastián Andrés; Bachmann, Ingrid; Bargsted, Matías
    Mobile instant messaging services (MIMs) are important gateways to news exposure and political conversations. Nevertheless, we still know little about the specific uses and consequences of using messaging apps on other aspects of democratic citizenship. This is especially true in Latin American countries, where usage of MIMs is more widespread than any other social media. Using a two-wave panel survey conducted in the context of the 2017 Chilean elections, this study examines the information sharing practices of WhatsApp users, comparing the antecedents and effects of the spread of personal (e.g., family, work) and public affairs content (e.g., news, political messages). Findings show that sharing on WhatsApp was rather equal across social groups, and that it could exert a significant influence on learning about politics and issues in the news as well as on protesting and other political behaviors. We discuss possible explanations, limitations, and significance of these results for digital journalism research and practice.