Traditional media versus new media: Between trust and use

Abstract

The article explores if and to what extent traditional media, namely TV, radio and the printed press, are still more popular than new media when it comes to news consumption within the EU. It also looks at the level of trust in different news sources across EU member states. The article is based on the results of a pertinent Eurobarometer survey and a Reuters Institute study. According to these sources, television is one of the forms of media most used to access news, followed by online news platforms and radio. Trust in the mainstream broadcast and print media is also higher than in online news platforms and social media channels. The findings seek to feed both the public discussion and academic dialogue on media consumption and trust, and convey some compelling empirical data and analysis.

Media exposure to climate change information and pro-environmental behavior: the role of climate change risk judgment

“…To date, there are no studies that simultaneously examine the cognitive dimension of risk judgment and worry as a mediators between exposure to climate change information in different media and pro-environmental behavior. In this study, we distinguish between exposure to climate change information in traditional media (television and radio) and in modern media (social networks and video content sharing channels), which is consistent with the approach of classifying media channels proposed by other researchers [35,36]. Different approaches are employed in categorising media within research on climate change risk judgment.…”