News Credibility on Facebook : The Role of Media and
Intermediary Trust and Their Interplay

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News Credibility on Facebook : The Role of Media and Intermediary Trust and Their Interplay

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News Credibility on Facebook : The Role of Media and Intermediary Trust and Their Interplay

SLAVÍK, Lukáš, David LACKO and Jakub MACEK

Basic information

Original name

News Credibility on Facebook : The Role of Media and Intermediary Trust and Their Interplay

Authors

SLAVÍK, Lukáš, David LACKO and Jakub MACEK

Edition

International Journal of Communication, Los Angeles, USC Annenberg Press, 2025, 1932-8036

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Organization

Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository

UT WoS

001442798500007

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-105003143222

Keywords in English

news credibility; media trust; interpersonal trust; Facebook; experiment

Links

MUNI/IGA/1193/2020, interní kód Repo.

Changed: 28/5/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

On social network sites, news media have lost their dominance as news sources, as individual actors (family members, friends) play the role of news intermediaries. Since determining a news source and its trustworthiness is central to attributing news credibility, the distinction between institutional and individual news sources is crucial for audience members. Current research offers only partial and conflicting conclusions about the influence of source trust on news credibility. This experimental study (N = 702 2 × 3 between-subjects design) uses a customized environment simulating a Facebook Timeline to examine whether and how institutional trust in news media and interpersonal trust in news intermediaries contribute to news credibility. Using two-way analysis of covariance and two one-sided t-tests, we found only a small effect of media trust, while interpersonal trust and its combination with news media trust showed no effect. We discuss the implications of news consumption mechanisms on social network sites and their impact on informedness.

Files attached

https://is.muni.cz/publication/2476959/News_Credibility_on_Facebook.pdf

Cite

SLAVÍK, Lukáš, David LACKO and Jakub MACEK. News Credibility on Facebook : The Role of Media and Intermediary Trust and Their Interplay. International Journal of Communication. Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Press, 2025, vol. 19, Neuveden, p. 1058-1080. ISSN 1932-8036.

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SLAVÍK, Lukáš, David LACKO and Jakub MACEK. News Credibility on Facebook : The Role of Media and Intermediary Trust and Their Interplay. \textit{International Journal of Communication}. Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Press, 2025, vol.~19, Neuveden, p.~1058-1080. ISSN~1932-8036.