La credibilidad de los contenidos informativos en Internet para los ‘nativos digitales’: estudio de caso

The attitudes of “digital natives” (Prensky, 2001) towards the consumptionof online content are examined in this paper to identify the factors that influence credibility and trust in news in the Web. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of journalism students at Universidad Migu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García Avilés, José Alberto, Navarro Maillo, Fátima, Arias Robles, Félix
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/4565
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11000/4565
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Audience
credibility
trust
online journalism
digital natives
070 - Periódicos. Prensa. Periodismo. Ciencias de la información
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Sumario:The attitudes of “digital natives” (Prensky, 2001) towards the consumptionof online content are examined in this paper to identify the factors that influence credibility and trust in news in the Web. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of journalism students at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. The results demonstrate that traditional factors such as clarity, correctness and credibility of sources remain decisive in user selection and confidence, despite changing interests and patterns of information access in the digital context