The Trust in News Project
I am co-principal investigator (with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen) on the Trust in News project.
The Trust in News Project looks at what digital news sources people trust, why people invest their trust in them, and what publishers and platforms can do to help people make decisions about what news to trust online.
The project is funded with a grant from the Facebook Journalism Project.
The project studies trust in digital news in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, markets which account for more than one billion internet users and a wide range of media systems and contexts.
The project involves different forms of research, including both qualitative and quantitative methods and ongoing engagement with professional journalists, publishers, and other relevant stakeholders by offering two fellowships for journalists interested in working on trust to join us in Oxford, and series of workshops with industry stakeholders, and collaborations with other relevant parties.
Website: The Trust in News Project
Richard Fletcher
Director of Research
Director of Research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.
Publications
The Link Between Changing News Use and Trust: Longitudinal Analysis of 46 Countries
Exposure to Partisan News and Its Impact on Social Polarization and Vote Choice: Evidence From the 2022 Brazilian Elections
Ritual Reinforcement: Habit, Emotion, and Identity as Attributes of Trust in News
The Electoral Misinformation Nexus: How News Consumption, Platform Use, and Trust in News Influence Belief in Electoral Misinformation
Strategies for Building Trust in News: What the Public Say they Want Across Four Countries
Shortcuts to Trust: Relying on Cues to Judge Online News from Unfamiliar Sources on Digital Platforms
Domain-Specific Influence on Facebook: How Topic Matters When Assessing Influential Accounts in Four Countries
"Fair and Balanced": What News Audiences in Four Countries Mean When They Say They Prefer Impartial News
News for the Powerful and Privileged: How Misrepresentation and Underrepresentation of Disadvantaged Communities Undermine Their Trust in News
The Trust Gap: How and Why News on Digital Platforms is Viewed More Sceptically Versus News in General
"It’s a Battle You Are Never Going to Win": Perspectives from Journalists in Four Countries on How Digital Media Platforms Undermine Trust in News
Snap Judgements: How Audiences Who Lack Trust in News Navigate Information on Digital Platforms
Depth and Breadth: How News Organisations Navigate Trade-offs Around Building Trust in News
Overcoming Indifference: What Attitudes Towards News Tell Us About Building Trust
