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Undisclosed Information—Serial Is My Favorite Murder: Examining Motivations in the True Crime Podcast Audience

Kelli S. Boling, +1 more
- 16 Apr 2018 - 
- Vol. 25, Iss: 1, pp 92-108
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The authors explored the true crime podcast audience within the uses and gratifications theoretical frame using an online survey (n ǫ = n.308) and found that true crime podcasts audience is...
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This study explores the true crime podcast audience within the uses and gratifications theoretical frame. Using an online survey (n = 308), this study found that the true crime podcast audience is ...

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What motivates individuals to be interested in true crime, and how do these motivations manifest in digital spaces?

The paper does not provide specific information about the motivations of individuals interested in true crime or how these motivations manifest in digital spaces. The paper focuses on examining the true crime podcast audience within the uses and gratifications theoretical frame.