A Multilevel Examination of Local Newspaper Credibility

Masahiro Yamamoto; Seungahn Nah

doi:10.1177/1077699017721486

A Multilevel Examination of Local Newspaper Credibility

Masahiro Yamamoto
, Seungahn Nah

Communication

University at Albany

University of Oregon

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Abstract

This study adopts a multilevel framework to test whether perceived credibility of local newspapers is explained by individual- and community-level factors. Data from a community survey in the United States show that structural pluralism is negatively related to local newspaper credibility. Data also reveal that conservative ideology, newspaper use, social trust, and political trust are significantly related to local newspaper credibility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-95
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699017721486
State	Published - Mar 1 2018

Keywords

media credibility
political ideology
political trust
social trust
structural pluralism

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