Add to ORKGFrom 2006 to 2013, the increasing use of social media in China has provided a stage for citizens to report news and to vocalize viewpoints. News information circulated on social media at times contradicted the highly curated official news sources. In this study, we conducted two online surveys to explore 1) the level of trust that Chinese Internet users place on news from social media versus official media; and, 2) whether and how Chinese Internet users verify news from citizen sources. We found that news from official and citizen sources attracted different audience groups, who relied on different features to assess news trustworthiness. News verification was common and some users shared their findings through social media. We discuss the ...
The Internet has fundamentally changed society and the way people communicate with one another. Adva...
This paper reports on the analysis of results of a survey among Chinese citizens about their intende...
Purpose In this study, the authors explain citizens’ adoption of social media in citizen–government...
This study sought to determine Chinese young people\u27s perceptions of the credibility of tradition...
A telephone survey was conducted in a metropolitan city in 2012 to examine people's credibility rati...
Little has been known about China’s policing of the Internet until recently, when researchers began ...
Media is an important aspect of life for most people, not the least for young Chinese. The amount of...
Although there is a consensus that mass media play an important role in the rise and fall of politic...
This study explores the role of online news media in directing people’s behavior in China. Previous ...
The internet is widely seen to have facilitated social movement organizations (SMOs) by providing th...
Widespread misinformation about COVID-19 poses a significant threat to citizens long-term health and...
Why does online public opinion emerge in some social media more easily than in others? Building on r...
Warren, RobertThe mainstream academic attention looking at citizen’s use of social media in China is...
This paper examines the differential impact of Chinese citizens’ use of traditional media and Intern...
Like all nations, China has been profoundly affected by the emergence of the Internet, particularly ...
The Internet has fundamentally changed society and the way people communicate with one another. Adva...
This paper reports on the analysis of results of a survey among Chinese citizens about their intende...
Purpose In this study, the authors explain citizens’ adoption of social media in citizen–government...
This study sought to determine Chinese young people\u27s perceptions of the credibility of tradition...
A telephone survey was conducted in a metropolitan city in 2012 to examine people's credibility rati...
Little has been known about China’s policing of the Internet until recently, when researchers began ...
Media is an important aspect of life for most people, not the least for young Chinese. The amount of...
Although there is a consensus that mass media play an important role in the rise and fall of politic...
This study explores the role of online news media in directing people’s behavior in China. Previous ...
The internet is widely seen to have facilitated social movement organizations (SMOs) by providing th...
Widespread misinformation about COVID-19 poses a significant threat to citizens long-term health and...
Why does online public opinion emerge in some social media more easily than in others? Building on r...
Warren, RobertThe mainstream academic attention looking at citizen’s use of social media in China is...
This paper examines the differential impact of Chinese citizens’ use of traditional media and Intern...
Like all nations, China has been profoundly affected by the emergence of the Internet, particularly ...
The Internet has fundamentally changed society and the way people communicate with one another. Adva...
This paper reports on the analysis of results of a survey among Chinese citizens about their intende...
Purpose In this study, the authors explain citizens’ adoption of social media in citizen–government...