Alternative approaches to newsthe role of media distrust, perceived network homophily, and interests in news topics

  1. Segado-Boj, Francisco 1
  2. Said-Hung, Elias 2
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  2. 2 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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    Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/029gnnp81

Revista:
Revista de comunicación

ISSN: 1684-0933,  2227-1465

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 20

Número: 2

Páginas: 355-373

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.26441/RC20.2-2021-A19 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de comunicación

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Resumen

Este estudio se centra en tres actitudes alternativas al consumo tradicional de noticias definidas previamente en las noticias: “Las noticias me encuentran”, “La información está ahí fuera” y “No sé Qué Creer”. Analiza el papel de la desconfianza de los usuarios respecto a los medios y la homofilia percibida de los contactos en sus redes sociales como predictores de cada una de estas actitudes. Por último, compara la influencia recíproca de las mencionadas actitudes entre sí. Los datos se extrajeron de una encuesta (n = 279) entre usuarios españoles de Facebook y se analizaron mediante pruebas de regresión lineal múltiple. Los resultados muestran que la desconfianza en los medios predijo positivamente “La información está ahí fuera” pero no resultó relevante en los casos de “Las noticias me encuentran” ni “No sé qué creer”. “Las Noticias Me Encuentran” predijo negativamente el interés en las noticias duras (política nacional, internacional y economía) y “La información está ahí fuera” predijo el interés en noticas de estilo de vida y sobre famosos. La homofilia percibida de la red no predijo ninguna de las actitudes observadas. Se detectó una influencia recíproca entre “La Información Está Ahí Fuera” y “Las noticias me encuentran”  pero no respecto a “No sé qué creer”. Concluimos que “La Información Está Ahí Fuera” puede causar los mismos efectos negativos en la participación y conocimiento sobre política que “Las noticias me encuentran” en tanto que deriva a los usuarios de noticias duras hacia temas más blandos.

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