Affiliation:
1. Department of Communication, University of South Florida, USA
2. School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Abstract
This article describes partisan-based, accuracy-based, and action-based discussions through which U.S. social media users and journalists express concerns about social media misinformation. While platform policy stands out as the most highly discussed topic by both social media users and journalists, much of it is cast through a party politics lens. The findings call for shifting the news frame around misinformation for collective problem-solving. At the same time, discussions about user agency are more prevalent on social media than in news, offering hope for platforms and educators to empower social media users to engage in discussions and actions about addressing misinformation.
Funder
Social Science Research Council
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Publisher
Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy
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