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Trends that I found in the readings that we had this week had a lot to do with trust and truthfulness. Now, these words are not synonymous they often correlate to each other; you can trust something because you deem it as truthful or you can deem something as truthful because you trust it. These two things (to me at least) are different in their own sense. For example, if a news station was presenting you with information that you deem as true, most likely you will trust it. If you already trust this news station then what they are saying, most likely you will agree with. This works in the opposite as well; if you do not trust a news station then what they are saying you will probably not agree with.
There are many other factors that contribute to how a person makes a decision about which news stations they trust like accuracy, facts, timeliness, etc. For more about the factors that affect a persons decision here is an article:
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/trust-news/single-page/
However, I find the relationship between trust and truthfulness most interesting because of how it works in a cycle. One finds truth in news channels of what they believe to be the truth that aligns with their ideals and they trust in that news station where they continually get their information from.
This cycle is important but I also believe it has its cons. It is never good to only get information from one source but instead diversify. Here is a video of examples on how to find the right information consumption for you.
As mentioned earlier, what your ideals are have a great impact on what you deem as the truth, especially during this current time that we are in. Most humans want to consume information that they agree with because it is comfortable, this works in the same way with who you surround yourself with, listen to, watch, etc. This factor in the decision on which news station you trust or not is important because you can see how perpetually it can create a cycle of information consumption where your ideals align mostly with this station and you are getting a heavy dose of only one source.
At the end of the day, this is all speculation on one's approach to getting news, of course, everyone has their own experience with the media. Yet, it is still interesting to see the factors that play into deciding what news stations are trustworthy.
Trends that I found in the readings that we had this week had a lot to do with trust and truthfulness. Now, these words are not synonymous they often correlate to each other; you can trust something because you deem it as truthful or you can deem something as truthful because you trust it. These two things (to me at least) are different in their own sense. For example, if a news station was presenting you with information that you deem as true, most likely you will trust it. If you already trust this news station then what they are saying, most likely you will agree with. This works in the opposite as well; if you do not trust a news station then what they are saying you will probably not agree with.
There are many other factors that contribute to how a person makes a decision about which news stations they trust like accuracy, facts, timeliness, etc. For more about the factors that affect a persons decision here is an article:
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/trust-news/single-page/
However, I find the relationship between trust and truthfulness most interesting because of how it works in a cycle. One finds truth in news channels of what they believe to be the truth that aligns with their ideals and they trust in that news station where they continually get their information from.
This cycle is important but I also believe it has its cons. It is never good to only get information from one source but instead diversify. Here is a video of examples on how to find the right information consumption for you.
At the end of the day, this is all speculation on one's approach to getting news, of course, everyone has their own experience with the media. Yet, it is still interesting to see the factors that play into deciding what news stations are trustworthy.
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