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The Emergence of “Online Influencers” and the Blurring of Lines between Objectivity and Subjectivity
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether, and to what extent, hosts of current affairs programmes in South Korea employ various modes of subjectivity in their radio broadcasts. […]
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People often learn about science from various sources including scientists, journalists, and friends. Many studies assume people pay different levels of attention to expert and non-expert sources. This foundational assumption […]
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This study explores the role of health influencers on X (formerly Twitter) in promoting N95 respirators, with a focus on the accuracy and completeness of the information shared. It evaluates […]
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We examined the effects of gentle and harsh satire on perceived trustworthiness of a scientist in an audio clip. Using a three-condition between-subjects survey experiment (N = 723), we found […]
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Followers of social media influencers often see them as credible experts, similar to themselves, and trust them for information and advice. However, the extent to which people trust influencers for […]
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Social media has become increasingly important in today’s political information environments, especially for younger generations. More and more social media influencers are turning to political topics. Such political social media […]
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Access to and control over the classification process is a key component of executive power in the United States. This power is rooted in the public’s trust that the White […]
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Digital social interactions differ in many ways from face-to-face interactions. This study examines four preregistered hypotheses on the within-person interplay between interaction mode (i.e., digital vs. face-to-face interactions), interaction quality, […]
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In an era of declining American media trust, it is crucial to examine methods for increasing trust and encouraging holistic information seeking. Accordingly, we extend scholarship assessing outcomes of journalistic […]
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The “Al-Jazeera Effect” posits that Al-Jazeera has reshaped global news flows while challenging the hegemony of Western news outlets. However, few studies to date have measured this “Effect” or offered […]
