ABSTRACT

As news media face declining levels of trust, research has suggested that partisans may differ in their views of news media. Depending on their ideological positions, partisans may have different perceptions of how faithfully news media adhere to journalistic norms. This study explores the intersections of ideology, perceived ethical performance of news media, trust in news media, and news participatory behaviors. Our analyses of data from a national representative survey of 452 respondents show that liberals are more likely than conservatives to perceive that news media operate ethically. More important, we found that liberals trust news media more than conservatives because of this evaluation. Our results also suggest that participation in news is positively related to ethical performance evaluations, which partly account for different levels of participation between conservatives and liberals. Implications for regaining media trust and encouraging participatory practices are discussed.

摘要

随着新闻媒体的信任度下降，研究表明，党派人士对新闻媒体的看法可能有所不同。根据他们的意识形态立场，游击党人对新闻媒体如何忠实遵守新闻准则可能有不同的理解。这项研究探索了意识形态，新闻媒体的道德表现，对新闻媒体的信任以及新闻参与行为的交集。我们对来自452位受访者的全国代表性调查的数据进行的分析表明，与保守派相比，自由派更有可能认为新闻媒体在道德上运作。更重要的是，由于这种评估，我们发现自由主义者比保守主义者更信任新闻媒体。我们的结果还表明，参与新闻与道德绩效评估呈正相关，这部分解释了保守派和自由派之间不同程度的参与。讨论了重新获得媒体信任和鼓励参与性实践的意义。