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Knowledge gap hypothesis

The knowledge gap hypothesis is a mass communication theory created by Philip J. Tichenor, George A. Donohue, and Clarice. N Olien in 1970. The theory is based on how a member of society processes information from mass media differently based on education level and socioeconomic status (SES). Since there is already a pre-existing gap in knowledge between…

Narrative review and meta-analytic support, Hypothesis operationalization & New communication technologies

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