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Understanding news media trust through the lens of phenomenological sociology

Diego Garusi et al.

Communication Theory2025https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaf005article
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Abstract

In journalism studies and political communication research it is generally agreed that news media trust concerns a psychological state related to audiences’ willingness to be vulnerable to news media. Nonetheless, a number of theoretical considerations for refining conceptual understandings of news media trust remain to be addressed. These include: (1) what news media trust consists of; (2) the situational character of news media trust; and (3) how different levels of analysis are related to each other. The article explores how phenomenological sociology offers a theoretical framework to address these issues. Besides refining conceptual understandings of news media trust, the article outlines how the framework advances empirical research, with a specific focus on two research strands: (1) non-normative analysis of mechanisms of power underlying news media trust, which contributes to de-Westernize news media trust research; and (2) investigations focused on the trust journalists place in the audiences to perform journalism.

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@article{diego2025,
  title        = {{Understanding news media trust through the lens of phenomenological sociology}},
  author       = {Diego Garusi et al.},
  journal      = {Communication Theory},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaf005},
}

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0.44

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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