A Downward Spiral? A Panel Study of Misinformation and Media Trust in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorValenzuela, Sebastián
dc.contributor.authorHalpern, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorAraneda, Felipe
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-30T14:52:51Z
dc.date.available2022-03-30T14:52:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractDespite widespread concern, research on the consequences of misinformation on people's attitudes is surprisingly scant. To fill in this gap, the current study examines the long-term relationship between misinformation and trust in the news media. Based on the reinforcing spirals model, we analyzed data from a three-wave panel survey collected in Chile between 2017 and 2019. We found a weak, over-time relationship between misinformation and media skepticism. Specifically, initial beliefs on factually dubious information were negatively correlated with subsequent levels of trust in the news media. Lower trust in the media, in turn, was related over time to higher levels of misinformation. However, we found no evidence of a reverse, parallel process where media trust shielded users against misinformation, further reinforcing trust in the news media. The lack of evidence of a downward spiral suggests that the corrosive effects of misinformation on attitudes toward the news media are less serious than originally suggested. We close with a discussion of directions for future research.
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo of Chile (ANID-Millennium Science Initiative Program)
dc.format.extent21 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/19401612211025238
dc.identifier.eissn1940-1620
dc.identifier.issn1940-1612
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/19401612211025238
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/63840
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000660927800001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de comunicaciones ; Valenzuela, Sebastian ; S/I ; 6859
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.revistaINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESS-POLITICS
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectmisinformation
dc.subjectmedia trust
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectreinforcing spirals
dc.subjectmedia effects
dc.subjectselectivity
dc.subjectpanel surveys
dc.subjectREINFORCING SPIRALS
dc.subjectFAKE NEWS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectTRUTH
dc.titleA Downward Spiral? A Panel Study of Misinformation and Media Trust in Chile
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados6859
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