Perceptions of Cable News Credibility

News Recommendations from Social Media Opinion Leaders: Effects on Media Trust and Information Seeking

“…Following the patterns noted in two-step flow, if the user considers the friend to be an expert and honest opinion leader, the user may then be more likely to judge the linked news content of the post as being trustworthy. Lastly, given the strong relationship between news trust and information-seeking behavior (see Stroud & Lee, 2013;Ladd, 2011), we would expect these assessments to guide future engagement with the specific news outlet being shared. Stated formally, this study posits the following predictions:…”

The Changing Misrepresentation of Race and Crime on Network and Cable News

“…Scholars as of late have turned much of their attention to the role of cable news in furthering partisanship, political divide, and stereotyping (Holbert, Hmielowski, & Weeks, ; Iyengar & Hahn, ; Morris, ; Stroud & Lee, ; Turner, ). This research collectively makes several conclusions.…”

Partisan selective exposure: The role of party, ideology and ideological extremity over time.

“…A growing body of research has addressed selective exposure in different media, such as national TV networks (Mutz & Martin, 2001;Slater, 2004) and cable news (Coe et al, 2008;Stroud & Lee, 2013), as well as on Twitter and Facebook (Bakshy et al, 2015;Conover, Ratkiewicz, & Francisco, 2011;Himelboim, Mccreery, & Smith, 2013). Moreover, recent political and social events have consolidated the perception that political groups' isolated echo chambers shape their worldviews and political opinions (Manjoo, 2015;Matthews, 2016).…”