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Confusing Content, Platforms, and Data: Young Adults and Trust in News Media (2023)

Ehrlén, V., Talvitie-Lamberg, K., Salonen, M., Koivula, M., Villi, M., & Uskali, T. (2023). Confusing Content, Platforms, and Data: Young Adults and Trust in News Media. Media and Communication, 11(4), 320-331. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i4.7104

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Ehrlén, Veera
Talvitie-Lamberg, Karoliina
Salonen, Margareta
Koivula, Minna
Villi, Mikko
Uskali, Turo

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Ehrlén, Veera; Talvitie-Lamberg, Karoliina; Salonen, Margareta; Koivula, Minna; Villi, Mikko; Uskali, Turo

Lehti tai sarja: Media and Communication

eISSN: 2183-2439

Julkaisuvuosi: 2023

Ilmestymispäivä: 18.09.2023

Volyymi: 11

Lehden numero: 4

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 320-331

Kustantaja: Cogitatio Press

Julkaisumaa: Portugali

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i4.7104

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/89219

Tiivistelmä

News media trust, and the lack thereof, has been a prominent topic of discussion among journalism scholars in recent years. In this article, we study young adults’ trust in news media from the perspectives of platformisation and datafication. For the empirical study, we collected interview data from 23 Finnish 19–25‐year‐old young adults and analysed it inductively with applied thematic analysis. Our analysis reveals that trust negotiation is relational and entails not accepted, but forced vulnerability in relation to news media and the platforms on which they operate. Unclarity about the agency of news media on social media platforms causes young adults to experience powerlessness and anxiety in the face of data collection, which in practice translates into indifference toward their data being used by both news media and social media platforms. We show that young adults face a variety of challenges when navigating the online (news) media environment, which as we identify, can result in three trust‐diminishing confusions about content, platforms, and data. This may have profound effects on how journalism is viewed as a cornerstone of a democratic society.

YSO-asiasanat: datafikaatio; journalismi; uutiset; sosiaalinen media; luottamus; haavoittuvuus; nuoret aikuiset