You Are Fake News! Factors Impacting Journalists' Debunking Behaviors on Social Media

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dc.contributor.authorSaldana, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorVu, Hong Tien
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T12:37:06Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T12:37:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractNowadays, misinformation and hoaxes travel faster than they did in the past, mostly thanks to the emergence of digital platforms and the popularization of social networking sites. Scholars have found that journalists have turned social media platforms into essential components of their professional operations. However, the extent to which journalists engage in debunking misinformation on sodas media is still unclear. By conducting a U.S. Nationally representative survey with more than 400 journalists, this study delves into journalists' perceptions of false information, social media use, and debunking actions to expose misleading content in online contexts. Our findings indicate low levels of debunking, although we found factors associated with journalists either confronting or reporting misinformation. On the one hand, journalists who use social media platforms to develop their brands and engage directly with their audiences are more likely to publicly confront misinformation. On the other hand, journalists who believe social media companies should be held accountable for the spread of fake news do not engage directly in confronting false information, but do report it when they encounter it. Taken together, our findings suggest the journalist-audience relationship plays a central role to understand debunking behaviors in online spaces.
dc.format.extent20 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21670811.2021.2004554
dc.identifier.eissn2167-082X
dc.identifier.issn2167-0811
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2021.2004554
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/76751
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000724682100001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Comunicaciones; Saldaña Villa, Magdalena Carolina; S/I; 1061637
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoSin adjunto
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.revistaDIGITAL JOURNALISM
dc.rightsregistro bibliográfico
dc.subjectJournalism
dc.subjectfake news
dc.subjectdebunking
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectsurvey methods
dc.subjectTWITTER
dc.subjectCHECKING
dc.titleYou Are Fake News! Factors Impacting Journalists' Debunking Behaviors on Social Media
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados1061637
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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