How News Coverage of Misinformation Shapes Perceptions and Trust

This Element shows that while exposure to news coverage of misinformation makes people less trusting of news on social media, it increases trust in print news. It suggests that many Americans see legacy media as bulwark against changes that threaten to distort the information environment.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Media attention to the misinformation phenomenon; 3. Potential effects of news coverage of misinformation; 4. Study 1: how misinformation coverage shapes perceptions and trust; 5. Study 2: misinformation coverage and media trust; 6. Study 3: why does misinformation coverage increase media trust?; 7. Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element shows that while exposure to news coverage of misinformation makes people less trusting of news on social media, it increases trust in print news. It suggests that many Americans see legacy media as bulwark against changes that threaten to distort the information environment.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Thorson, Emily (Syracuse University) Thorson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2024
• EAN: 9781009488808
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0948880-8
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Politics and Communication
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; USA, Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Press & journalism, Politics & government, Communication Studies, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Disinformation and misinformation, News media and journalism