Media Trust in a Digital World Communication at Crossroads
This book examines the shifting role of media trust in a digital world, and critically analyzes how news and stories are created, distributed and consumed. Emphasis is placed on the current challenges and possible solutions to regain trust and restore cre
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Media Trust in a Digital World Communication at Crossroads
Media Trust in a Digital World
Thomas Osburg Stephanie Heinecke •
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Media Trust in a Digital World Communication at Crossroads
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Editors Thomas Osburg Faculty of Economy & Media Fresenius University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany
Stephanie Heinecke Faculty of Economy & Media Fresenius University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-30773-8 ISBN 978-3-030-30774-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30774-5
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Foreword
The last few years have changed the media industry in every aspect, more than the decades before. Traditional business models have been turned upside down, and the media industry has been oscillating between the demonization of online formats and free content. Everyone is suddenly able to publish and disseminate information that seemed important to him or her, making it difficult for readers to verify the facts as there was hardly any editing authority. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently replied to a speaker in the “Bundestag,” ironically pointing out the low level of quality that she saw in this speech, with the words: “The nice thing about liberal democracies is that everyone talks about what they consider important for the country.” But while the Members of Parliament understood the irony of the statement, significant parts of citizens are often misled by (and thus trust) weird and false information. In the discussion about trust in the media, however, we have to go much deeper than the verification of sources. The question arises as to how far changes in society influence the media and
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