Influence of news interest, payment of digital news, and primary news sources in media trust. A moderated mediation model

This study investigated the mediating effect of the primary type of news source used by audiences on the relationship between inter-est in news and media trust. In addition, this study explored the moderating role of payments for digital news. Based on 12,252 respondents from six countries (the Unit...

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Autores: Vara-Miguel, A. (Alfonso)|||/items/10a5375a-7f69-495a-96e6-d0d6aca94c44, Medina-Laverón, M. (Mercedes)|||/items/2c2d6575-9e46-42ef-89aa-8fa162088fab, Gutiérrez-Rentería, M.E. (María Elena)|||/items/7792a555-5b1e-4b1c-b908-7b0aa11d3962
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/68131
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/68131
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Media trust
Paywalls
Media exposure
News interest
Media sources
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Sumario:This study investigated the mediating effect of the primary type of news source used by audiences on the relationship between inter-est in news and media trust. In addition, this study explored the moderating role of payments for digital news. Based on 12,252 respondents from six countries (the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Spain, Germany, and Finland), the study confirms that the type of news source chosen by audiences significantly mediates the relationship between interest and media trust. This mediation is not moderated by the payments for digital news. Furthermore, there is no direct association between payment and media trust, although data shows that direct effect of interest in media trust is slightly moderated by payment for digital news