Assessing News Source Credibility: Digital Natives vs Traditional News Natives
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Kevin Curry
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library: Grand Avenue
Subject Area
Journalism and Media Studies
Description
This study examines how individuals evaluate the credibility of news sources, whether ‘Digital Natives’ are better at this evaluation than ‘Traditional News Natives’, and a person’s perception of their credibility evaluation. For the survey, traditional news natives are those born before 1996 and digital natives are those born after 1996. Data from the pilot survey prepares us for national data collection.
Our research raises three important questions about how individuals evaluate the credibility of a news article. First, how do individuals evaluate the credibility of news sources in the first place? Second, are younger voters, those that are “Digital Natives”, better at evaluating the credibility of news sources than “Traditional News Natives”? Third, how does an individual’s perception of their credibility evaluation stack-up against their actual accuracy?
Recommended Citation
O’Loughlin, Ben '22, "Assessing News Source Credibility: Digital Natives vs Traditional News Natives" (2022). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 8.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2022/all/8
Assessing News Source Credibility: Digital Natives vs Traditional News Natives
Jereld R. Nicholson Library: Grand Avenue
This study examines how individuals evaluate the credibility of news sources, whether ‘Digital Natives’ are better at this evaluation than ‘Traditional News Natives’, and a person’s perception of their credibility evaluation. For the survey, traditional news natives are those born before 1996 and digital natives are those born after 1996. Data from the pilot survey prepares us for national data collection.
Our research raises three important questions about how individuals evaluate the credibility of a news article. First, how do individuals evaluate the credibility of news sources in the first place? Second, are younger voters, those that are “Digital Natives”, better at evaluating the credibility of news sources than “Traditional News Natives”? Third, how does an individual’s perception of their credibility evaluation stack-up against their actual accuracy?
