The role of the media in conspiracy thinking
Trust in journalists is key for the politically distrustful
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12972176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucie Čejková (0000-0002-8598-6846, corresponding author), Alena Macková (0000-0001-5967-5166, Twitter (United States)) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Information Technology & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1933-169X • E-ISSN: 1933-1681 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19331681.2025.2465317 |
| OpenAlex | W4407613577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 57 |
Advertising · Business · Computer security · Fake news · Internet privacy · Key (lock · Law and economics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Media Influence and Health · Media Influence and Politics · Misinformation and Its Impacts
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Individual and Contextual Correlates of Trust in Media Across 44 Countries
Tearing apart the “evil” twins
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Misleading Heuristics and Moderated Multiple Regression Models
Alternative Counter-News Use and Fake News Recall During the Covid-19 Crisis
A Panel Study on the Dynamics of Social Media Use and Conspiracy Thinking
“Nobody Tells us what to Write about”
Cable News Use and Conspiracy Theories
Political Information Use and Its Relationship to Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Among the German Public
Trust and Distrust in Public Service Media
Communities of Darkness? Users and Uses of Anti-System Alternative Media between Audience and Community
The dangers of blind trust
Why do people believe Covid-19 conspiracy theories
Of Conspiracy Theories
Measuring Belief in Conspiracy Theories
Against modernist illusions
Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Trust
Untrustworthy News and the Media as “Enemy of the People?” How a Populist Worldview Shapes Recipients’ Attitudes toward the Media
Caught in the Nexus
A Media Repertoires Approach to Selective Exposure
The Appeal of Media Populism
Exploring the Audience of Alternative News Media
Does the platform matter? Social media and Covid-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries
Conspiracy theories in online environments
Trust and Political Attitudes of Public Service Media Audiences in a Polarized Society
Conspiracy thinking and the role of media use
Public Service and Commercial Broadcasting
The Rise of a Populist Zeitgeist? A Content Analysis of Populist Media Coverage in Newspapers Published between 1990 and 2017
Conspiracy Thinking in Europe and America
Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy
Journalism under (ideological) threat
On the Relation Between Religiosity and the Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories
The Relationship Between Social Media Use and Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation
Do I Think BLS Data are BS? The Consequences of Conspiracy Theories
Where populist citizens get the news
Fake news as a two-dimensional phenomenon
Understanding Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracist ideation in Britain and Austria
Prominent misinformation interventions reduce misperceptions but increase scepticism
Online News Exposure and Trust in the Mainstream Media
Do conspiracy theories circulating in the media or their debunking affect people's trust in the media
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |