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Social media users (under)appreciate the news: An application of hostile media bias to news disseminated on Facebook.
- Source :
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Newspaper Research Journal . Dec2021, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p433-448. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- News outlets rely on social media to freely distribute content, offering a venue for users to comment on news. This exposes individuals to user comments prior to reading news articles, which can influence perceptions of news content. A 2 x 2 between-subject experiment (N = 690) tested the hostile media bias theory via the influence of comments seen before viewing a news story on perceptions of bias and credibility. Results show that user comments induce hostile media perceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *OBJECTIVITY in journalism
*SOCIAL media
*MEDIA studies
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07395329
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Newspaper Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154719702
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329211047009