How Russians used credibility heuristics

The study “Harnessing Distrust: News, Credibility Heuristics, and War in an Authoritarian Regime” by Maxim Alyukov from King’s College London looked at how Russian citizens used credibility heuristics to assess regime propaganda during the conflict in Ukraine in 2016-2017. Addressing the current, escalated conflict starting in 2022, the author notes the worrying trend noted by … Continued

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Published: 8 May 2023

The credibility effect of opinion labels on online news

The study “The effects of transparency cues on news source credibility online: An investigation of ‘opinion labels.’” by Andrew Otis from Chronicle of Higher Education Inc. looked at how being labeled “opinion” affects the readers’ perception of news source credibility.  Trust is obviously important for news media in democracies. ‘Source credibility’ can be furthered by … Continued

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Published: 23 Nov 2022