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The Reciprocal Effects of Perceived Accuracy and Trust in News Media: A Two-Wave Online Panel Study in the Context of the 2021 German Federal Election

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Trust in the news media is an important prerequisite for democracies. Building on media trust and accuracy research, we investigate reciprocal effects between perceived accuracy and trust in news. We implemented a two-wave online panel survey ( N = 952) in the context of the 2021 German federal election. For media individuals' use, we find that trust and accuracy are reciprocally related and are influenced by media use. For the media in general, only trust has an effect on accuracy, whereas media skepticism and cynicism are only associated with trust, not with accuracy. Further results and their implications are discussed.

Source: Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

DOI: 10.1177/10776990231202692

Authors: Stefanie Holtrup, Jakob Henke, Dennis Steffan, Wiebke Möhring

Institutions: TU Dortmund University, Freie Universität Berlin

Language: English

Topic: Media Studies and Communication

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,500

OpenAlex ID: W4388078045

FWCI: 6.641

Cites: 49

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10