Impact of Covid-19 on the media system. Communicative and democratic consequences of news consumption during the outbreak
Impact of Covid-19 on the media system. Communicative and democratic consequences of news consumption during the outbreak
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DOI：
10.3145/epi.2020.mar.23
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Casero-Ripolles, Andreu
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作者：
Casero-Ripolles, Andreu
Covid-19 是一种规模巨大且具有相关性的现象。它的影响影响到了各个社会领域，包括媒体和新闻业。自这场健康危机爆发以来，新闻已成为公民的宝贵资源。研究信息消费的动态对于其改变媒体系统的能力及其在民主中的影响都高度相关。这项研究的目的是分析新型冠状病毒对新闻消费、公民对媒体的信任度以及他们发现假新闻的能力的影响。为了回答这些问题，我们根据美国皮尤研究中心美国趋势小组在线调查的二手数据进行了探索性分析，对比了疫情前后的数据。结果证实了 Covid-19 对媒体系统的影响。调查结果表明出现了一些重要的发展，例如传统媒体（尤其是电视）的作用的复兴，以及通常远离信息的公民重新与新闻建立联系的事实。因此，公民之间现有的新闻消费不平等现象已经部分减少。这在公共事务的平等和可及性方面为民主带来了潜在的好处。
Covid-19 is a phenomenon of enormous magnitude and relevance. Its impact has affected various social domains, including the media and journalism. Since the beginning of this health crisis, the news has become a valuable resource for citizens. Studying the dynamics of information consumption is highly relevant both for its ability to transform the media system and for its incidence in democracy. The objective of this research is to analyse the influence of the new coronavirus on news consumption, the credibility given by citizens to the media as well as their ability to detect fake news. To answer these questions, we have conducted an exploratory analysis based on the secondary data from the online surveys of the Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel in the United States, comparing data before and after the outbreak. The results confirm the impact of Covid-19 on the media system. The findings suggest the emergence of important developments such as the resurgence of the role of legacy media, especially television, and the fact that citizens who usually remain far from the information have reconnected with the news. Therefore, the existing inequalities regarding news consumption among citizens have been reduced, in part. This generates potential benefits for democracy in terms of equality and accessibility concerning public affairs.