@DrMondjo
@tou-va-bien.bsky.social
Reposted by @DrMondjo
Media skepticism—being critical but open-minded—can help people better evaluate news and resist misinformation. In contrast, media cynicism (automatic distrust) can actually make people more vulnerable to misinformation because they reject credible sources.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Media Cynicism, Media Skepticism and Automatic Media Trust: Explicating Their Connection with News Processing and Exposure - Yariv Tsfati, Aviv Barnoy, 2025
In an era of increasing attention to media trust, some have argued that differentiating between media cynicism and media skepticism (as both attitudinal and beh...
journals.sagepub.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Media skepticism—being critical but open-minded—can help people better evaluate news and resist misinformation. In contrast, media cynicism (automatic distrust) can actually make people more vulnerable to misinformation because they reject credible sources.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....