Figure 1
Logistic regressions predicting news orientations, Norway
| Disconnected | Omnivores | Locals | Nationals | Internationals | Local-Nationals | Local-Internationals | National-Internationals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2012 | .12(.03)*** 1.13 | –.67 (.03)*** .51 | –.27(.04)*** .76 | .91(.10)*** 2.47 | .96(.09)*** 2.62 | .52 (.04)*** 1.68 | .48(.19)** 1.62 | .36(.05)*** 1.43 |
| Male | .20(.03)*** 1.22 | .05(.03) 1.06 | –.24(.04)*** | –.06(.09) .94 | .88(.09)*** 2.41 | –.49(.04)*** .61 | .54(.19)** 1.71 | .38(.05)*** 1.46 |
| Age | –.04(.001)*** .96 | .03(.001)*** 1.03 | –.01(.001)*** .99 | –.02(.003)*** .98 | –.03(.003)*** .97 | .01(.001)*** 1.01 | –.003(.01) 1.00 | –.01(.002)*** .99 |
| Education (ref: College & Beyond) | ||||||||
| Less Than HS | .10(.05) 1.10 | –.36(.05)*** .70 | .57(.06)*** 1.77 | –.55(.18)** .57 | –1.02(.17)*** .36 | .74(.06)*** 2.11 | –.19(.29) .83 | –1.20(.10)*** .30 |
| HS & Some College | .03(.04) 1.03 | –.21(.03)*** .81 | .63(.05)*** 1.88 | –.27(.10)** .77 | –.74(.09)*** .48 | .55(.04)*** 1.73 | –.48(.21)* .62 | –.91(.05)*** |
| Intercept | .09(.06) 1.10 | –1.74(.05)*** .18 | –1.80(.07)*** .17 | –3.22(.16)*** .04 | –2.81(.14)*** .06 | –2.58(.06)*** .08 | –5.47(.33)*** .004 | –.1.61(.08)*** .20 |
| Nagelkerke R2 | .090 | .100 | .029 | .040 | .097 | .055 | .016 | .067 |
| χ2 | 1364.23*** | 1708.45*** | 357.67*** | 169.93*** | 533.71*** | 760.60*** | 22.21*** | 687.74*** |
| N = 23756 | ||||||||
Alternate logistic regressions predicting news orientations, Norway 2000–2010
| Disconnected | Omnivores | Locals | Nationals | Internationals | Local-Nationals | Local-Internationals | National-Internationals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year: (reference=2000) | ||||||||
| 2010 | .33 (.04)*** 1.39 | –.31(.03)*** .73 | .33(.05)*** 1.39 | –.04 (.12) .96 | .33 (.10)*** 1.40 | –.06(.04) 95 | .21(.22) 1.23 | .01(.05) 1.10 |
| 2005 | .20 (.04)*** 1.22 | –.18 (.03)*** .84 | .16(.05)*** 1.17 | .13(.11) 1.14 | .33 (.10)*** 1.39 | –.08(.04)* .92 | .001(.23) 1.00 | .061(.05) 1.06 |
| Male | .23 (.03)*** 1.26 | .08(.03)*** 1.08 | –.32(.04)*** .73 | .11(.09) 1.12 | 1.14 (.09)*** 3.13 | –.50(.03)*** .61 | .69(.19)*** 2.00 | .52(.04)*** 1.68 |
| Age | –.05(.001)*** .95 | .04(.001)*** 1.04 | –.02(.001)*** .98 | .04(.003)*** .963 | –.03(.003)*** .971 | .002(.001)* | .006(.01) 1.01 | –.02(0.001)*** .983 |
| Education (ref=College & Beyond) | ||||||||
| Less Than HS | .38 (.06)*** 1.47 | –.63 (.04)*** .53 | .77(.06)*** 2.16 | –.87(.20)*** | –.74(.16))*** .48 | .72(.05)*** 2.05 | –.44(.31) .65 | –1.39(.09)*** .25 |
| HS & Some College | .25 (.04)*** 1.28 | –.31 (.03)*** .74 | .60 (.04)*** 1.81 | –.49(.10)*** .61 | –.78(.09)*** .46 | .51(.03)*** 1.67 | –.49(.20) .62 | –1.04(.05)*** .352 |
| Intercept | –.17 (.06)** .85 | –1.95(.05)*** .14 | –1.52 (.07)*** .218 | –.2.36(.16)*** .10 | –3.16(.16)*** .04 | –1.58(.05)*** .206 | –.6.02(.34)*** .002 | –1.38(.074)*** .25 |
| Nagelkerke R2 | .123 | .134 | .043 | .045 | .072 | .037 | .015 | .078 |
| χ2 | 2142.98*** | 3096.73*** | 665.96*** | 198.36*** | 394.58*** | 695.11*** | 23.63*** | 1051.08 |
| N = 30499 | ||||||||
Types of news orientation
| Omnivores | Strong orientation towards news on all levels |
| Disconnected | Weak orientation towards news on all levels |
| Locals/Local Specialists | Stronger orientation towards local news than national or international news |
| National Specialists | Stronger orientation towards national news than local or international news |
| Cosmopolitans/International Specialists | Stronger orientation towards international news than national or local news |
| Local-Nationals | Strong orientation to two of the three types of news (as named) |
Basic descriptives (weighted)
| Norway | United States | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2005 | 2012 | 1996 | 2004 | 2012 | |
| Education: | ||||||
| Less Than HS | 19.4% | 12.4% | 9.1% | 22.7% | 20.2% | 17.4% |
| HS & Some College | 50.9% | 42.6% | 42.2% | 58.1% | 55.9% | 55.1% |
| College & Post-Grad | 29.6% | 44.8% | 48.2% | 19.2% | 23.9% | 27.4% |
| Gender: | ||||||
| Female | 51.3% | 50.9% | 50.1% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 50.6% |
| Age (years) | 44.9 | 46,86 | 47.4 | 42.2 | 45.6 | 49.0 |
| Orientation towards news: | ||||||
| News Interest (1–4) | ||||||
| Local* | 3.66 (.52) | – | 3.51 (.67) | |||
| National | 3.59 (.55) | – | 3.59 (.58) | |||
| International | 3.39 (.67) | – | 3.33 (.70) | |||
| News Attention (1–4) | ||||||
| Local | 2.90 (.78) | 2.78 (.84) | 2.76 (1.00) | |||
| National | 2.59 (.90) | 2.78 (.98) | 2.57 (.99) | |||
| International | 2.60 (.90) | 2.74 (.99) | 2.48 (.98) | |||
| N | 12 978 | 9 296 | 11 012 | 1 729 | 2 932 | 1 455 |
Logistic regressions predicting news orientations, United States
| Disconnected | Omnivores | Locals | Nationals | Internationals | Local-Nationals | Local-Internationals | National-Internationals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | ||||||||
| 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004 | .09 (.12) 1.09 | .23 (.07)*** 1.26 | –.61 (.10)*** .55 | .63 (.25)** 1.88 | –.03 (.19) .98 | –.25 (.11)** .78 | –.42 (.11)*** .66 | .63 (.14)*** 1.88 |
| 2012 | .67 (.13)*** 1.96 | –.43 (.08)*** .65 | –.13 (.12) .88 | .43 (.27) 1.54 | .45 (.22)* 1.58 | .12 (.12) 1.12 | –.69 (.15)*** .50 | .74 (.15)*** 2.10 |
| Male | –.14 (.10) .87 | .29 (.06)*** 1.33 | –.57 (.09)*** .57 | .12 (.19) 1.13 | .41 (.16)** 1.50 | –.54 (.10)*** .58 | –.05 (.10) .95 | .60 (.11)*** 1.82 |
| Age | –.02 (.00)*** .98 | .02 (.00)*** 1.02 | –.01 (.00)*** .99 | –.00 (.01) 1.00 | –.02 (.00)*** .98 | –.00 (.00) 1.00 | .00 (.00) 1.00 | –.01 (.00)*** .99 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less Than HS | 1.90 (.15)*** 6.72 | –1.13 (.11)*** .32 | .69 (.15)*** 2.00 | .81 (.29)** 2.24 | .44 (.24) 1.55 | .06 (.17) 1.06 | .07 (.18) 1.08 | –.83 (.21)*** .44 |
| HS & Some College | 0.99 (.12)*** 2.70 | –.48 (.06)*** .62 | .49 (.10)*** 1.64 | .45 (.21)* 1.57 | .04 (.16) 1.04 | .31 (.10)** 1.36 | .11 (.11) 1.11 | –.59 (.10)*** .55 |
| College & Beyond | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Intercept | –2.24 (.18)*** .11 | .90 (.10)*** .41 | –1.37 (.17)*** .25 | –4.52 (.39)*** .01 | –3.07 (.28)*** .05 | –1.99 (.17)*** .14 | –2.20 (.18)*** .11 | –2.44 (.21)*** .09 |
| Nagelkerke R2 | 0.074 | 0.053 | 0.033 | 0.014 | 0.022 | 0.016 | 0.009 | 0.039 |
| χ2 | 227.31*** | 318.27 | 122.55 | 13.07 | 25.29 | 50.43 | 27.69 | 132.23 |
| N = 6109 | ||||||||