A Misinformation Insurrection: Examining the Influence of Political Affiliation on Media Hostility and News Credibility

IF 2.2 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Journalism Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI:10.1080/17512786.2023.2279339

Sean R. Sadri, Candice D. Roberts

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ABSTRACTOn 6 January 2021, American citizens stormed the US Capitol in an effort to reverse the results of the presidential election. The incident and the baseless claims that ignited the insurrection highlight the shortcomings of media platforms at curbing misinformation. To better understand factors that influence media credibility, the researchers conducted a survey across a nationwide sample of US adults (N = 413). Study participants evaluated the credibility of a political news article about the congressional response to the insurrection and assessed the likelihood they would share the article on social media. Additionally, a survey of hostile media perceptions was conducted to determine potential correlations between online behaviors and offline political ideologies. Study findings offer evidence of political affiliation as a strong predictor for specific cognitive heuristic processes related to political incidents and online news. The correlations between media hostility, perceived credibility, and online share likelihood highlight differences in cognitive engagement across political lines.KEYWORDS: news credibilitysocial mediaonline share likelihoodhostile media effectmedia indignationpolitical affiliation Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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虚假信息暴动:政治派别对媒体敌意和新闻可信度的影响研究

2021年1月6日，美国公民冲进美国国会大厦，试图扭转总统选举的结果。这一事件以及引发骚乱的毫无根据的说法凸显了媒体平台在遏制错误信息方面的不足。为了更好地了解影响媒体可信度的因素，研究人员在全美范围内对美国成年人(N = 413)进行了调查。研究参与者评估了一篇关于国会对叛乱反应的政治新闻文章的可信度，并评估了他们在社交媒体上分享这篇文章的可能性。此外，对敌对媒体的看法进行了调查，以确定在线行为与离线政治意识形态之间的潜在相关性。研究结果提供了证据，表明政治派别是与政治事件和在线新闻相关的特定认知启发式过程的有力预测因素。媒体敌意、感知可信度和在线分享可能性之间的相关性突出了不同政治路线认知参与的差异。关键词:新闻可信度社交媒体在线分享可能性敌对媒体影响媒体愤慨政治派别披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。

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Journalism Practice COMMUNICATION-

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5.50

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14.30%

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111

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