Public knowledge of alternative media in times of algorithmically personalized news

dc.contributor.authorKlawier, Tilman
dc.contributor.authorProchazka, Fabian
dc.contributor.authorSchweiger, Wolfgang
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T12:58:33Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T12:58:33Z
dc.date.issued2021de
dc.description.abstractCitizens are likely to encounter various types of alternative media online, especially on algorithmically personalized news channels (APNC) like social network sites or search engines. It is unclear, however, to what degree they are aware of these outlets and familiar with the concept of alternative media. This study investigates the relation between exposure to alternative media and knowledge of them, taking the role of APNC into account. Analyzing representative survey data of German Internet users, we find a gap: While many individuals report to use alternative media, few of them are able to name alternative media titles matching scholarly conceptions. Although the use of APNC increases self-reported exposure to alternative media, it does not improve actual knowledge of them. All in all, many Internet users have little awareness of alternative media and do not clearly distinguish between different types of sources they come across online.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16105
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211021071
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rights.licensecc_by-ncde
dc.source1461-7315de
dc.sourceNew Media & Society; Vol. 25, No. 7 (2021), 1648-1667de
dc.subjectAlgorithmically personalized news
dc.subjectAlternative media
dc.subjectGermany
dc.subjectIntermediaries
dc.subjectMedia literacy
dc.subjectNews recommender systems
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.titlePublic knowledge of alternative media in times of algorithmically personalized newsen
dc.type.diniArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNew media and society, 25 (2021), 7, 1648-1667. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211021071. ISSN: 1461-7315
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issn1461-7315
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue7
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleNew media and society
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume25
local.export.bibtex@article{Klawier2021, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16105}, doi = {10.1177/14614448211021071}, author = {Klawier, Tilman and Prochazka, Fabian and Schweiger, Wolfgang et al.}, title = {Public knowledge of alternative media in times of algorithmically personalized news}, journal = {New media and society}, year = {2021}, volume = {25}, number = {7}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorKlawier, Tilman and Prochazka, Fabian and Schweiger, Wolfgang et al.
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