News media trust and its impact on media use: toward a framework for future research. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Strömbäck, Jesper; Tsfati, Yariv; Boomgaarden, Hajo; Damstra, Alyt; Lindgren, Elina; Vliegenthart, Rens; Lindholm, Torun
• Is Part Of: Annals of the International Communication Association. Volume 44:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 156
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: News media trust -- news media use -- selective exposure -- conceptualizations -- measurements -- methodology; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.205
• DOI: 10.1080/23808985.2020.1755338
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-8985

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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 people trust the news media and how much it matters for their use of different types of media is not clear. To lay the groundwork for future research, in this article we offer a focused review of (a) how news media trust has been conceptualized and operationalized in previous research and (b) research on the extent to which news media trust influences media use, and (c) offer a theoretically derived framework for future research on news media trust and its influence on media use.