In contemporary high-choice media environments, the issue of media trust and its impact on
people's media use has taken on new importance. At the same time, the extent to which …

Digital media are critical for contemporary activism—even low-effort “clicktivism” is politically
consequential and contributes to offline participation. We argue that in the United States and …

Amid growing threats to journalists around the world, this study examines the nature of
online harassment, the types of journalists most likely to experience it, and the most common …

Research on trust in media is on the rise. However, communication scholars have
addressed related concepts (eg media credibility) for decades, and these concepts have …

This study examines audience relationships to fact-checking sites in the United States.
Focus is placed on predictors of audience awareness of, attitudes toward, and visits to such …

In theories about journalism's democratic remit, trust is generally regarded as a prerequisite
for public connection: only when citizens believe the news, they will engage with it and act …

The emergence of online alternative news sites has enabled people to easily access
viewpoints corresponding to their social and political identities and challenging mainstream …

This paper defends two main theses related to emerging deepfake technology. First, fears
that deepfakes will bring about epistemic catastrophe are overblown. Such concerns …

The article examines how mainstream news organizations in Brazil have tweeted about Jair
Bolsonaro, investigating to what extent they may (voluntarily or not) amplify the visibility of …

This three-study project sought to test how news organizations can boost perceptions of
credibility of their news outlet by improving journalistic transparency. Three experiments …