Public Support for the Press

Becker, Lee B.; Cobbey, Robin E.; Sobowale, Idowu

doi:10.1177/107769907805500301

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“…Some research has identified correlates of media credibility-such as age, sex, education-in the media audience (Becker, Cobbey, and Sobowale 1978;Lewis 1981;Westley and Severin 1964). But this work is largely atheoretical.…”

Section: Audience Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biased Press or Biased Public? Attitudes Toward Media Coverage of Social Groups

Günther

1992

Public Opinion Quarterly

309

207

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Mass media credibility has been defined and studied largely as an attribute of message sources. This article argues that trust in media can be better understood as a relational variable-an audience response to media content. In addition, audience assessments of credibility are commonly explained as the result of each individual's skeptical disposition, either toward mass media in particular or as a general trait. The author dissents from this view as well, proposing that distrust is more likely to be a situational response, stemming from involvement with issues and groups. Using data from a national probability sample, the hypothesis was tested by analyzing the effect of numerous independent variables on respondent ratings of newspaper and television news coverage of social groups. As hypothesized, a respondent's own group identification proved to be the strongest predictor. The evidence was strengthened by replication across social groups, which provided built-in controls and demonstrated that an important part of the variance in trust of mass media news is within persons rather than between persons.

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Section: Audience Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biased Press or Biased Public? Attitudes Toward Media Coverage of Social Groups

Günther

1992

Public Opinion Quarterly

309

207

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“…Most previous studies that have examined the quality or credibility of information have been concerned with multidimensional variables, such as accuracy, trustworthiness, believability, fairness, currency, completeness, bias factors [ 3 - 7 ], and the evaluation of health-related websites [ 4 - 8 ]. Earlier studies have indicated that the most important factor an information source credibility that it can be used to make decisions about the assessment and application of information [ 9 - 11 ].…”

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“…Previous studies have identified traditional correlates of media credibility, such as sex, age, income, and education [ 8 , 17 , 18 ]. These studies performed demographic comparisons of trust in TV and newspapers.…”

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What predicts the trust of online health information?

Kwon¹,

Kye²,

Park

et al. 2015

Epidemiol Health

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OBJECTIVES:Little attention has been paid to levels of trust in online sources of health information. The objective of this study was to investigate levels of trust in various sources of health information (interpersonal channels, traditional media, and Internet media), and to examine the predictors of trust in health information available on the Internet.METHODS:A questionnaire was administered to 1,300 people (20 years of age or older), evaluating levels of trust in various sources of health information.RESULTS:The highest level of trust was expressed regarding interpersonal channels, with hospital physicians regarded as the most trusted source of information age and income showed an association with trust in online information sources. Elderly people were not likely to trust Internet news sources, and high incomes were found to be strongly associated with trust in online sources of information overall.CONCLUSIONS:Public health organizations must consider the predictors for trust in various sources of information in order to employ appropriate media when targeting vulnerable individuals or developing messaging strategies for health professionals.

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