Tag: Abby Qin
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Safeguarding Journalism’s Future in the Digital Age: Shattering News Media’s Vicious Cycle of Decreasing Revenue and Declining Trust
in GrantsThe future of independent high-quality journalism is at stake. The fragmenting digital media landscape has drastically reduced the revenues of journalistic organizations; simultaneously, an atmosphere of distrust has been fostered regarding the “mainstream” news media. This project investigates the causes, consequences, and solutions for the declining trust in journalism as well as the public’s reduced…
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Restoring Trust in Journalism: A Cross-Country Investigation into the Impact of Journalistic Repair Strategies
in GrantsDeclining trust in the news media is a growing concern for journalism—and for the functioning of democracy. To restore trust in journalism, journalists employ so-called paradigm repair strategies, such as fact-checking or increased transparency. However, the effectiveness of these strategies remains unknown. A multi-country online experiment was conducted in 34 countries/regions to develop a new…