CONSUMPTION OF ONLINE INFORMATION AND NEWS: A STUDY OF CREDIBILITY PERCEPTION
Keywords:
Online information, credibility, perception, verification, networked society, new mediaAbstract
This study examines the perception of credibility of online information and news, as well as the verification of online information, seeking to assess the online users’ perception of credibility of online information and news, and the online users’ belief in misinformation and its relationship with their internet age. Credibility and verification index were measured as multi-dimensional constructs. The results of a survey of India’s online users showed that information and news are perceived moderately credible, and verification index of audiences is also moderate. Internet age, verification index and believability of misinformation were related and analysed. Analysis indicated that the believability of misinformation is directly related to the internet age of users. Demographic characteristics of respondents did not influence their perception of credibility, and verification of information and news.
References
Alexander, J., & Tate, M. (1999). Web wisdom: How to evaluate and create information quality on the web. L. Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Althaus, S., & Tewksbury, D. (2000). Patterns of internet and traditional news media use in a networked community. Political Communication.
Beacham, F. (1995). Questioning technology: Tools for the revolution. Media Culture Review 4.
Burns, A. (2008). Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and beyond: From production to produsage. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Castells, M. (2009). Communication Power. Oxford University Press.
Castells, M. (1996). The rise of the network society. Blackwell Publishers Inc.
Chung, C. J., Nam, Y., & Stefanone, M. A. (2012). Exploring online news credibility: The relative influence of traditional and technological factors. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 173-174.
comScore Inc. (2013). India digital future in focus.
Croteau, D., & Hoynes, W. (1997). Media/Society: Industries and audience. London: Pine Forge Press.
Davis, R., & Owen, D. (1998). New media and American politics. Oxford University Press.
Deuze, M. (2005). What is journalism? Professional identity and ideology of journalists. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism.
Deuze, M. (2005). What is journalism? Professional identity and ideology of journalists reconsidered. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism.
Dijk, J. v. (2006). The network society. London: Sage Publications Ltd.
Eysenbach, G., & Köhler, C. (2002). How do consumers search for and appraise health information on the World Wide Web? Qualitative study using focus groups, usability tests, and in-depth interviews. British Medical Journal.
Flanagin, A., & Metzger, M. (2000). Perceptions of internet information credibility. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
Flanagin, A., & Metzger, M. (2007). The role of site features, user attributes, and information verification behaviors on the perceived credibility of web-based information. New Media and Society.
Fogg, B., & Hsiang, T. (1999). The elements of computer credibility. Proceedings of Computer Human Interface SIG Conference.
Freeman, K., & Spyridakis, J. (2004). An examination of factors that affect the credibility of online health information. Technical Communication.
Gaziano, C. (1988). How credible is the credibility crisis? Journalism Quarterly.
Hartley, J., Burgess, J., & Bruns, A. (2013). Introducing dynamics: A new approach to "new media". In J. Hartley, J. Burgess, & A. Bruns, A Companion to New Media Dynamics (pp. 1-12).
Hovland, C., & Weiss, W. (1951). The influence of source credibility on communication effectiveness. Public Opinion Quarterly, 635-650.
Internet and Mobile Association of India; IMRB International. (2014). Internet in India 2014.
Internet World Statistics. (2015). Retrieved from Internet Live Stats: http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users/#trend
Jacobson, H. (1969). Mass media believability: A study of receiver judgements. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
Johnson, T., & Kaye, B. (1998). Cursing is believing? Comparing internet and traditional sources on media credibility measures. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
Kim, D., & Johnson, T. (2009). A shift in media credibility. The International Communication Gazette.
Livingstone, S. (2004). The challenge of changing audiences: or, what is the researcher to do in the age of internet? LSE Research Online.
Livingstone, S., & Das, R. (2009). The end of audiences? Theoretical echoes of reception amidst the uncertainties of use. Transforming Audiences 2.
Loosen, W., & Schmidt, J.-H. (2012). (Re-)Discovering the Audience. The relationship between journalism and audience in networked digital media.
Louw, E. (2001). The limits of power: Resisting dominant meanings. In E. Louw, The Media and Cultural Production (p. 205). London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Lowery, S., & DeFleur, M. (1995). Milestones in mass communication research: Media effects.
Metzger, M. J. (2007). Making sense of credibility on the web: Models for evaluating online information and recommendations for future research. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.
Pew Research Center. (2015). Internet seen as positive influence on education but negative influence on morality in emerging and developing nations.
Pew Research Center. (2012). Social networking popular across globe.
Somaiya, R. (2014, October 26). How Facebook is changing the way its users consume journalism. The New York Times .
Stanyer, J. (2008). Web 2.0 and the transformation of news and journalism: New possibilities and challenges in the internet age. The Handbook of Internet Politics.
USC Center for the Digital Future. (2008). The 2008 Digital Future Project.
We Are Social. (2015). Digital, social and mobile in 2015.
Williams, K. (2003). Understanding media theory.
Wimmer, R., & Dominick, J. (2011). Mass Media Research: An Introduction.
Additional Files
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 International Education and Research Journal (IERJ)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
