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September 30, 2025Open Access

Still Watching, Less Persuaded: Attention to News Reduces Authoritarian Propaganda Effectiveness

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АШАнтон ШириковGSGeorgiy Syunyaev

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Overview

Panel experiment shows attention to media reduces support for authoritarian regimes, indicating novel interventions.

Key Points

  • Support for the authoritarian regime decreased after analyzing state media and non-governmental TV content, and trust in state media was maintained.
  • Increased attention to familiar media content and consumption of non-government sources primarily influenced those skeptical of the regime.
  • The study involved a panel experiment with 1,176 Russian citizens, demonstrating the potential of media analysis against propaganda.
  • Findings suggest attention to news can alter propaganda effectiveness, highlighting pathways for citizen engagement in information-averse environments.

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Шириков et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc1e308a7d58c25ebb13d1https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/9rf6p_v2
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