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The Awkward Moment When You Agree With News Outlets That You Normally Distrust

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  • Robin Blom

    (School of Journalism and Strategic Communication, Ball State University, USA)

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News source attribution in selective exposure has been examined in many contexts, but rarely in the context of selecting news from distrusted sources. As such, 800 US adults were asked to select one of two headlines attributed to CNN and/or Fox News. Results showed some people selected news from a distrusted source, but only under very specific circumstances. Others avoided the awkward moment of siding with a distrusted source, even when that meant selecting news from a trusted source that was counter-attitudinal to the source’s typical slant on global warming.

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  • Robin Blom, 2023. "The Awkward Moment When You Agree With News Outlets That You Normally Distrust," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(4), pages 344-354.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:11:y:2023:i:4:p:344-354
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