Eyewitness Memory in Journalistic Context

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Study Post-Event Misinformation Effects

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ID12909368
AuthorsRobin Blom (0000-0001-5559-3569, Ball State University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume17
Issue9
Pages1962-1979
Publication date2022-03-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2022.2034519
OpenAlexW4221024409
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited95

The malleability of memory has been a long-standing concern of memory scientists. Scholars have specifically warned about the dangers of misleading post-event information, because such erroneous messages could lead to reconstruction of eyewitness memory. Whereas much research on false post-event information is focused on eyewitness testimony in police investigations, the role of news media in influencing eyewitness memory has not been fully explored. Almost no eyewitness misinformation research has been placed in journalistic contexts, whereas journalists have two paths to induce false memories: they can influence eyewitness memory by asking misleading questions and by publishing false eyewitness accounts. This manuscript is intended as a call to action for interdisciplinary approaches in studying journalistic routines that may influence eyewitness memory

Cognitive psychology · Computer security · Context (archaeology · Event (particle physics · Eyewitness identification · Eyewitness memory · Eyewitness testimony · False Memory · Malleability · Memory errors · Misinformation · Recall · Computer Science · Deception detection and forensic psychology · History · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Radiology practices and education

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