Mainstream News Media Trust

Nayla Fawzi is a Professor of Democracy and Digital Communication at the Department of Communication at University of Mainz, Germany. She leads the research group “Trust from a Media, Politics and Public Perspective.” Her research focuses on political communication, in particular, the chances and challenges of the current media environment for citizens, journalism, and democracy.Jesper Strömbäck is Professor in Journalism and Political Communication at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Broadly, his research focuses on political journalism, media use, and media effects on people’s attitudes and beliefs. Among his most recent book is the co-edited “Knowledge resistance in high-choice information environments” (2022).Yariv Tsfati is Professor at the Department of Communication, The Herta and Paul Amir Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel. His research focuses on various facets of public opinion, in particular on trust in media, the third person effect, and campaign effects.

• List of ContributorsPart I: Conceptual and normative perspectivesChapter 1. Introduction: Re-thinking media trust in digital media environmentsNayla Fawzi, Jesper Strömbäck, and Yariv TsfatiChapter 2. A paradox or not? As Media Quality Rose, Trust in Media DeclinedMichael SchudsonChapter 3. Investigating media trust: methodological challenges and approachesYariv Tsfati and Caroline FisherPart II: Comparative perspectivesChapter 4. What has happened to trust in news in the long run globally?Richard Fletcher and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen Chapter 5. Explaining levels of media trust across countries through macro-level factorsThomas Hanitzsch, Magdalena Obermaier, Carsten Reinemann, and Nina SteindlPart III: Antecedents and consequences of media trustChapter 6. Political antecedents and consequences of media trustNina Steindl and Magdalena Obermaier Chapter 7. The role of media trust in media use and effectsRens VliegenthartPart IV: Current challengesChapter 8. The age of misinformation: How institutional trust and false stories shape public opinionKatherine Ognyanova Chapter 9. News media trust facing new competitorsYifei Wang and Miriam MetzgerChapter 10. Truthful news reporting and media trust: a complex relationshipJesper Strömbäck Chapter 11. Building media trust from an editorial perspectiveJacob L. Nelson Chapter 12. Delegitimizing the media to undermine public media trustJana Laura Egelhofer and Sophie Lecheler Chapter 13. Conclusion: Toward a framework for future research on news media trustYariv Tsfati, Nayla Fawzi, and Jesper StrömbäckIndex