TY - JOUR
T1 - Online news creation, trust in the media, and political participation
T2 - Direct and moderating effects over time
AU - Ardèvol-Abreu, Alberto
AU - Hooker, Catherine M.
AU - Gil de Zúñiga, Homero
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - This article explores the role of trust in professional and alternative media as (a) antecedents of citizen news production, and (b) moderators of the effect of citizen news production on political participation. Using two-wave panel survey data collected in the United States between December 2013 and March 2014, results show that trust in citizen media predicts people’s tendency to create news. In turn, citizen news production is a positive predictor of both offline and online participation. More importantly, trust in the media moderates the effect of citizen news production over online political participation. Overall, this article highlights the importance of trust in the media with respect to citizen news production and how it matters for democracy. Thus, this study casts a much-needed light on how media trust and citizen journalism intertwine in explaining a more engaged and participatory citizenry.
AB - This article explores the role of trust in professional and alternative media as (a) antecedents of citizen news production, and (b) moderators of the effect of citizen news production on political participation. Using two-wave panel survey data collected in the United States between December 2013 and March 2014, results show that trust in citizen media predicts people’s tendency to create news. In turn, citizen news production is a positive predictor of both offline and online participation. More importantly, trust in the media moderates the effect of citizen news production over online political participation. Overall, this article highlights the importance of trust in the media with respect to citizen news production and how it matters for democracy. Thus, this study casts a much-needed light on how media trust and citizen journalism intertwine in explaining a more engaged and participatory citizenry.
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U2 - 10.1177/1464884917700447
DO - 10.1177/1464884917700447
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042294073
SN - 1464-8849
VL - 19
SP - 611
EP - 631
JO - Journalism
JF - Journalism
IS - 5
ER -