In media studies, there's a vast body of research on the credibility of news. However, are there there studies that focus explicitly on how we form impressions/attitudes towards media stories? I'd like to learn more about how we evaluate media stories.
I think that the dynamics will be the same for mediated communication as it is for in-person. People tend to select the stories and ideas that fit with their world view and preconceived notions and reject ideas that conflict with their preferred ideas.
To me, the linked article was very important in understanding how people respond to information with which they disagree. The article is not in the context of the media, but I have little doubt that the dynamics it describes fit media selection as well.
Article The Role of Anomalous Data in Knowledge Acquisition: A Theor...
Formation of media impressions derives, in part, from HOW we conceive and experience reality, and INTERPRET specific news on a particular LIVED REALITY (cf eg " Mass Media and Society", edited by James Curran & Michael Gurevitch; etc
Dear Uchendu, thanks, I'll take a look at those works.
Dear Michael, there sure is some overlap, but I'm not convinced dynamics are the same. Among some other things, I tend to believe the underlying technology is a crucial factor as well. Latour has some interesting ideas on that. I tend to approach it through a more systems theoretical approach, but that leads to a comparable importance regarding underlying technology. The same goes for performing research through online interviews or face to face interviews. There is a significantly different approach there...
Dear John, of course it does. And I've found an extensive body of work on how this conceptualy works within my own field, but little actual hands-on research. Didn't know the book though and will take a look.
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