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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Avoiding the news to participate in society? The longitudinal relationship between news avoidance and civic engagement
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 48, issue 4 (2023), pp. 551-562
"Lower levels of news use are generally understood to be associated with less political engagement among citizens. But while some people simply have a low preference for news, others avoid the news intentionally. So far little is known about the relationship between active news avoidance and civic e
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Causes and Consequences of Mainstream Media Dissemination of Fake News: Literature Review and Synthesis
Annals of the International Communication Association, volume 44, issue 2 (2020), pp. 157-173
"Research indicates that the reach of fake news websites is limited to small parts of the population. On the other hand, data demonstrate that large proportions of the public know about notable fake news stories and believe them. These findings imply the possibility that most people hear about fake
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News Media Trust and its Impact on Media Use: Toward a Framework for Future Research
Annals of the International Communication Association, volume 44, issue 2 (2020), pp. 139-156
"In contemporary high-choice media environments, the issue of media trust and its impact on people’s media use has taken on new importance. At the same time, the extent to which people trust the news media and how much it matters for their use of different types of media is not clear. To lay the g
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