Effects of Political Ideology and News Consumption on the Public's Perception of Fact-Checking: The Case of the United Kingdom

这个及时的研究项目解决了公众对英国事实核查的认识和理解，评估了政治意识形态、政党忠诚和新闻媒体消费在态度形成中的作用。本文提出了一种两阶段的混合方法，首先是广泛的调查，以收集定量数据，然后是定性的焦点小组，有目的的抽样，以确保年龄、性别、政治和新闻消费习惯的多样性。申请人对受众研究的紧迫性及其与“新闻与民主”途径的契合提出了强有力的理由。与实践本身相比，公众对事实核查的看法研究不足，现有的研究主要集中在美国。此外，该项目旨在梳理媒体消费、对媒体的态度、政治信念、接触虚假信息以及对有争议问题（例如，英国脱欧改革，党派新闻消费栖息地可能会放大差异并加剧两极分化）的事实核查态度，因此具有强大的影响潜力。

This timely research project addresses public awareness and understanding of fact-checking in the UK, evaluating the role of political ideology, party allegiance and news media consumption in the formation of attitudes. A two-phase, mixed methods approach is proposed with a broad survey to glean quantitative data, followed by qualitative focus groups with purposive sampling to ensure diversity of age, gender, politics and news consumption habits. The applicant makes a strong case for the urgency of this audience research and its fit with the 'Journalism & Democracy' pathway. Public perceptions of fact-checking are under-researched compared to the practice itself, and existing research focuses mainly on US. Moreover, with its aim of teasing apart media consumption, attitudes towards the media, political convictions, exposure to disinformation and attitudes to fact-checking for contentious issues (e.g., Brexit reforms, where partisan news consumption habitats potentially amplify differences and fuel polarisation), the project has strong impact potential.