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28 Trust in Media

  • Yariv Tsfati

    Yariv Tsfati is Professor at the Department of Communication, at the University of Haifa, Israel. His doctoral dissertation dealt with the consequences of audience trust in news media and over the years he has published extensively in the area. Tsfati served as Vice Chair and Chair of the Political Communication Division of the International Communication Association, as editor for the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, as Associate Editor for the Journal of Communication, and as co-Editor-in-Chief of Human Communication Research.

    , Jesper Strömbäck

    Jesper Strömbäck is Professor in journalism and political communication at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has published more than 250 journal articles, book chapters, and books on political communication and political news journalism. Among his most recent co-edited books are Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments (2023), Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe. A Comparative Approach (2022) and Political Public Relations. Concepts, Principles, and Applications (2019).

    und Nayla Fawzi

    Nayla Fawzi is professor in communication studies with a focus on democracy and digital communication at the Department of Communication, University of Mainz in Germany. She leads the research group “Alienation between people, media and politics? Media and political trust from the audience and elite perspective” as well as the German research network “Media trust in a digital world.” Her research has been published in high-ranked international journals such as Political Communication, New Media & Society, and International Journal of Press/Politics.

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Abstract

In this essay we define trust in media as a perception by the audience that the information and interpretations provided by media can be relied upon. We review relevant media trust measures and discuss the relationship between this concept and related constructs (media credibility, media cynicism and skepticism). We also review the main explanations for media (mis)‌trust offered by the extant literature (e. g., elite criticism of media; tabloidization of news coverage) and the literature about its possible consequences (e. g., media trust moderates news media effects on the audience).

Abstract

In this essay we define trust in media as a perception by the audience that the information and interpretations provided by media can be relied upon. We review relevant media trust measures and discuss the relationship between this concept and related constructs (media credibility, media cynicism and skepticism). We also review the main explanations for media (mis)‌trust offered by the extant literature (e. g., elite criticism of media; tabloidization of news coverage) and the literature about its possible consequences (e. g., media trust moderates news media effects on the audience).

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Author’s Note 5
  3. Contents VII
  4. Section 1: What is Media Psychology?
  5. Section 1: What is Media Psychology? 3
  6. 1 Media Psychology: Paradigms and Assumptions 5
  7. 2 Dynamic Systems Approaches to Media Psychology Research 13
  8. 3 De-Westernizing Media Psychology 21
  9. Section 2: Audiences
  10. Section 2: Audiences 37
  11. 4 Social Identity, Self-Presentation and Self-Symbolizing 39
  12. 5 Selection and Choice 57
  13. 6 Youth as Agents of Change: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Social Network Campaigns 75
  14. 7 Media Literacy 89
  15. 8 Impulsivity and Media 103
  16. Section 3: Messages
  17. Section 3: Messages 121
  18. 9 Mediated Message Framing: Processes and Effects 123
  19. 10 Media Priming 141
  20. 11 Emotion 153
  21. 12 Complex Interactions of Motivation in Media Psychology 169
  22. 13 Media and Embodiment 183
  23. 14 Structural Features of Media 197
  24. 15 Narrative 209
  25. Section 4: Content
  26. Section 4: Content 225
  27. 16 Sexual Media Content and Effects 227
  28. 17 Mediated Identity Representation and Social Cognitive Processes 239
  29. 18 What Makes People Believe or Disbelieve Misinformation? A Review of Theoretical Frameworks and Factors Affecting Information Credibility Judgment 251
  30. 19 The Hate Between You and Me: Media Psychology and Affective Polarization 265
  31. 20 To Cancel or Call Out? The Rise and Prevalence of #cancelculture 277
  32. 21 Online Discrimination 291
  33. Section 5: Media
  34. Section 5: Media 309
  35. 22 Catalysts of Consumer Behavior: Tracing the Evolution of Sources of Influence 311
  36. 23 Algorithms and Affordances: Psychology of Human–AI Interaction 323
  37. 24 Great Reflexes, Slow Mastery: Game Studies in Social Sciences 335
  38. 25 Television Streaming Selection and Behaviors 347
  39. 26 Being Present in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Explicating the Psychology of Immersive Technology (XR) 359
  40. 27 Privacy 373
  41. Section 6: Contexts
  42. Section 6: Contexts 391
  43. 28 Trust in Media 393
  44. 29 Eudaimonic Entertainment and Wellbeing: The Role of Threatened Needs and Fundamental Fears 407
  45. 30 Digital Media and Mental Health 421
  46. 31 Morality and Media 433
  47. 32 Psychology of Digital News Consumption and Public Opinion 445
  48. 33 Beyond the Billboard: Exploring the Dynamic Shifts in Advertising 457
  49. 34 “Why are you like this?” Exploring the Antecedents and Outcomes of Consuming Sports Media 471
  50. 35 The Effects of Reality Television on the Audience 485
  51. 36 The Psychology of Digital Activism and Political Participation 503
  52. Section 7: Contemporary Issues and Innovations
  53. Section 7: Contemporary Issues and Innovations 517
  54. 37 Media Psychology Methods: Current and Innovations 519
  55. 38 Current Practices and Innovations in Sampling 533
  56. 39 Creating a Foundation for Future Theory Innovation in Media Psychology 545
  57. 40 The Human-Media Environment: Reflections on Conceptualizing Media Psychology as a Dynamic System 555
  58. Index
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111292144-035

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Author’s Note 5
  3. Contents VII
  4. Section 1: What is Media Psychology?
  5. Section 1: What is Media Psychology? 3
  6. 1 Media Psychology: Paradigms and Assumptions 5
  7. 2 Dynamic Systems Approaches to Media Psychology Research 13
  8. 3 De-Westernizing Media Psychology 21
  9. Section 2: Audiences
  10. Section 2: Audiences 37
  11. 4 Social Identity, Self-Presentation and Self-Symbolizing 39
  12. 5 Selection and Choice 57
  13. 6 Youth as Agents of Change: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Social Network Campaigns 75
  14. 7 Media Literacy 89
  15. 8 Impulsivity and Media 103
  16. Section 3: Messages
  17. Section 3: Messages 121
  18. 9 Mediated Message Framing: Processes and Effects 123
  19. 10 Media Priming 141
  20. 11 Emotion 153
  21. 12 Complex Interactions of Motivation in Media Psychology 169
  22. 13 Media and Embodiment 183
  23. 14 Structural Features of Media 197
  24. 15 Narrative 209
  25. Section 4: Content
  26. Section 4: Content 225
  27. 16 Sexual Media Content and Effects 227
  28. 17 Mediated Identity Representation and Social Cognitive Processes 239
  29. 18 What Makes People Believe or Disbelieve Misinformation? A Review of Theoretical Frameworks and Factors Affecting Information Credibility Judgment 251
  30. 19 The Hate Between You and Me: Media Psychology and Affective Polarization 265
  31. 20 To Cancel or Call Out? The Rise and Prevalence of #cancelculture 277
  32. 21 Online Discrimination 291
  33. Section 5: Media
  34. Section 5: Media 309
  35. 22 Catalysts of Consumer Behavior: Tracing the Evolution of Sources of Influence 311
  36. 23 Algorithms and Affordances: Psychology of Human–AI Interaction 323
  37. 24 Great Reflexes, Slow Mastery: Game Studies in Social Sciences 335
  38. 25 Television Streaming Selection and Behaviors 347
  39. 26 Being Present in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Explicating the Psychology of Immersive Technology (XR) 359
  40. 27 Privacy 373
  41. Section 6: Contexts
  42. Section 6: Contexts 391
  43. 28 Trust in Media 393
  44. 29 Eudaimonic Entertainment and Wellbeing: The Role of Threatened Needs and Fundamental Fears 407
  45. 30 Digital Media and Mental Health 421
  46. 31 Morality and Media 433
  47. 32 Psychology of Digital News Consumption and Public Opinion 445
  48. 33 Beyond the Billboard: Exploring the Dynamic Shifts in Advertising 457
  49. 34 “Why are you like this?” Exploring the Antecedents and Outcomes of Consuming Sports Media 471
  50. 35 The Effects of Reality Television on the Audience 485
  51. 36 The Psychology of Digital Activism and Political Participation 503
  52. Section 7: Contemporary Issues and Innovations
  53. Section 7: Contemporary Issues and Innovations 517
  54. 37 Media Psychology Methods: Current and Innovations 519
  55. 38 Current Practices and Innovations in Sampling 533
  56. 39 Creating a Foundation for Future Theory Innovation in Media Psychology 545
  57. 40 The Human-Media Environment: Reflections on Conceptualizing Media Psychology as a Dynamic System 555
  58. Index
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