Diverse news, diverse perceptions? Investigating the effects of actor and viewpoint diversity in news content on audience perceptions and opinions

IF 2.7 2区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Journalism Pub Date : 2024-06-20 DOI:10.1177/14648849241264130

Kathleen Beckers

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Abstract

This study examines journalism’s role in bridging divides by presenting diverse perspectives in societal debates. While prior research has emphasized the significance of diverse news content, this study investigates how audiences perceive and value such diversity and its impact on their attitudes. Through an online experiment in the Flemish (Belgian) context, it was found that actor diversity is more noticeable, yet increasing diversity in actors and viewpoints does not enhance a news item’s perceived credibility. Moreover, although people are influenced in the direction of the viewpoint provided in a one-sided article, it appears that when a diversity of viewpoints is presented, people tend to primarily consider those opinions that already align with their pre-existing viewpoints. By gaining a deeper understanding of how audiences receive news coverage, journalists can critically evaluate the voices they present and contribute to a more diverse public debate.

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多样化的新闻，多样化的看法？调查新闻内容中演员和观点多样性对受众认知和观点的影响

本研究探讨了新闻业通过在社会辩论中展现不同观点来弥合分歧的作用。以往的研究强调新闻内容多样化的重要性，而本研究则探讨受众如何看待和重视这种多样化及其对受众态度的影响。通过在佛兰德（比利时）进行在线实验，研究发现，行为者的多样性更引人注目，但增加行为者和观点的多样性并不能提高新闻的可信度。此外，虽然人们会受片面文章观点的影响，但当观点多样化时，人们似乎倾向于主要考虑那些与其已有观点一致的观点。通过深入了解受众是如何接受新闻报道的，记者可以批判性地评估他们所呈现的声音，并为更多样化的公共辩论做出贡献。

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来源期刊

Journalism COMMUNICATION-

CiteScore

7.90

自引率

10.30%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： Journalism is a major international, peer-reviewed journal that provides a dedicated forum for articles from the growing community of academic researchers and critical practitioners with an interest in journalism. The journal is interdisciplinary and publishes both theoretical and empirical work and contributes to the social, economic, political, cultural and practical understanding of journalism. It includes contributions on current developments and historical changes within journalism.