Public trust: a comprehensive investigation on perceived media credibility in China |
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| Authors: | Hongzhong Zhang Bin Shen |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Art &2. Communication, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P.R. China;3. College of Communication &4. Information Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive investigation on perceived media credibility in China. In order to assess people's attitudes toward six media formats (television TV], newspapers, radio, magazines, websites, and mobile devices), a series of surveys were conducted with a random sample of 5807 residents in 10 cities in China. Findings indicated that Chinese respondents perceived TV to be the most credible among all media and that TV was rated as more credible than newspapers. In addition, two official mouthpieces, China Central Television and the People's Daily, were both perceived to be highly credible. But readership in general was a nonfactor in terms of credibility. These findings challenged conventional thinking on media credibility. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | public trust perceived media credibility China |
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