Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility

Regional and local media outlets have much more credibility than news organizations placed at a national level, according to polls. In a context fueled by the spread of disinformation, audiences seem to trust close journalistic sources, while national and international leaders are seen as polarized....

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Autores: Fernández Barrero, María Ángeles, Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén, Pérez Curiel, Concha
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Palabra clave:Disinformation
Fake news
Local media
News credibility
Fact checking
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title Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
spellingShingle Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
Fernández Barrero, María Ángeles
Disinformation
Fake news
Local media
News credibility
Fact checking
title_short Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
title_full Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
title_fullStr Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
title_full_unstemmed Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
title_sort Disinformation and Local Media in the Iberian Context: How to Protect News Credibility
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández Barrero, María Ángeles
Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén
Pérez Curiel, Concha
author Fernández Barrero, María Ángeles
author_facet Fernández Barrero, María Ángeles
Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén
Pérez Curiel, Concha
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Pérez Curiel, Concha
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Periodismo II
HUM885: Narrativas Periodísticas y Tecnologías Emergentes
SEJ619: Communication & Social Sciences
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Disinformation
Fake news
Local media
News credibility
Fact checking
topic Disinformation
Fake news
Local media
News credibility
Fact checking
description Regional and local media outlets have much more credibility than news organizations placed at a national level, according to polls. In a context fueled by the spread of disinformation, audiences seem to trust close journalistic sources, while national and international leaders are seen as polarized. However, local journalism has few resources for fact checking. In this context, we explore some of the strategies developed by local news organizations to avoid the proliferation of fake news. This study uses a multiple-case study on four local media outlets from similar media systems (Spain and Portugal) as a qualitative research strategy. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with local journalists and secondary data analysis, we examine how these media outlets deal with fake news, shedding light on internal fact-checking resources and other original strategies applied. From our interviews, their journalists are aware of the problem, asking for more training; whereas their organizations have different approaches to the digital platforms where most of disinformation circulates. These findings contribute to the scant literature on the role of the local field in disinformation, arguing that the social mission of local journalism may be a guarantee against fake news if their journalists are trained.
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