A Multilevel Examination of Local Newspaper Credibility. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yamamoto, Masahiro; Nah, Seungahn
• Is Part Of: Journalism & mass communication quarterly. Volume 95:Number 1(2018:Mar.)
• Page Start: 76
• Page End: 95
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: media credibility -- structural pluralism -- social trust -- political trust -- political ideology; Journalism -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Periodicals; Communication -- Periodicals; Journalism -- United States -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; 070
• DOI: 10.1177/1077699017721486
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-6990

Abstract

This study adopts a multilevel framework to test whether perceived credibility of local newspapers is explained by individual- and community-level factors. Data from a community survey in the United States show that structural pluralism is negatively related to local newspaper credibility. Data also reveal that conservative ideology, newspaper use, social trust, and political trust are significantly related to local newspaper credibility.