Exploring the Audience of Alternative News Media : Trust,
Reflexivity, and Political Attitudes in the Czech Republic

J 2023

Exploring the Audience of Alternative News Media : Trust, Reflexivity, and Political Attitudes in the Czech Republic

MACKOVÁ, Alena, Lenka HRBKOVÁ and Jakub MACEK

Basic information

Original name

Exploring the Audience of Alternative News Media : Trust, Reflexivity, and Political Attitudes in the Czech Republic

Authors

MACKOVÁ, Alena, Lenka HRBKOVÁ and Jakub MACEK

Edition

Mass Communication and Society, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, 1520-5436

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50802 Media and socio-cultural communication

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.000 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2268098

UT WoS

001102952000001

Keywords in English

alternative news media; mainstream news media; audience; media trust; political antagonism

Abstract

V originále

This study explores the audiences of Czech alternative news media (ANM) and seeks the predictors for its use. It examines the relationship between ANM usage and trust in mainstream media, media reflexivity, political interest, political attitudes that indicate the liberal-conservative divide, and political antagonism. Adopting an audience-centered approach, the study identifies ANM users through their self-identification based on perceived ANM news sources. Additionally, it verifies the robustness of this approach by considering a spectrum of alternative-to-mainstream news sources. The findings reveal that the reception of Czech ANM is associated with lower trust in professional mainstream media and higher political interest. Moreover, self-identification-based measures show links with internet usage and media reflexivity, while the second model found weak effects for one’s attitude to the European Union and political antagonism. The study discusses the differences between the approaches and the implications of both measurements.

Links

GA19-24724S, research and development project

Name: Politická polarizace v České republice: Případ vícestranického systému

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

MACKOVÁ, Alena, Lenka HRBKOVÁ and Jakub MACEK. Exploring the Audience of Alternative News Media : Trust, Reflexivity, and Political Attitudes in the Czech Republic. Mass Communication and Society. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, neuveden, neuveden, p. 1-42. ISSN 1520-5436. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2268098.

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MACKOVÁ, Alena, Lenka HRBKOVÁ and Jakub MACEK. Exploring the Audience of Alternative News Media : Trust, Reflexivity, and Political Attitudes in the Czech Republic. \textit{Mass Communication and Society}. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor \&{} Francis, 2023, neuveden, neuveden, p.~1-42. ISSN~1520-5436. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2023.2268098.

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