The Credibility of Information Content on the Internet for 'Digital Natives': A Case Study

Authors

  • José Alberto García Avilés Author Universidad Miguel Hernández
  • Fátima Navarro Maillo Author Universidad Miguel Hernández
  • Félix Arias Robles Author Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

Keywords:

Audience, credibility, trust, online journalism, digital natives (Source, UNESCO Thesaurus).

Abstract

The attitudes of "digital natives" (Prensky, 2001) towards the consumption of online content are examined in this paper to identify the factors that influence credibility and trust in news in the Web. For this purpose, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of journalism students at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. The results demonstrate that traditional factors such as clarity, correctness and credibility of sources remain decisive in user selection and confidence, despite changing interests and patterns of information access in the digital context.

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Author Biography

Félix Arias Robles, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

Docente e investigador becario en formación

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Published

2014-02-13

How to Cite

García Avilés, J. A., Navarro Maillo, F., & Arias Robles, F. (2014). The Credibility of Information Content on the Internet for ’Digital Natives’: A Case Study. Palabra Clave, 17(3), 875–894. Retrieved from https://palabraclave.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/palabraclave/article/view/3412

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2014)

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Articles

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