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Okay, #ica20, let's do this. Here are my thoughts on #openscience and #opencomm for the more qualitative approaches in our field!
(Beware, long thread.)
(Also, please be kind.)
(Beware, long thread.)
(Also, please be kind.)
>Background: I was VERY curious how our agenda for #opencomm would be received in our field (if you don't know what I'm talking about, here's the link: academic.oup.com/joc/advance-ar…).
>Basically, we're calling for making research more available, transparent, & traceable. We encourage the sharing of data (where ever possible) & analysis scripts, and the introduction of preregistration, registered reports, large scale collaborations, the TOP guidelines, etc.
At #ICA20 #ica_jsd @dragz @rasmus_kleis and me present a study that examines relationships between news literacy and using social media for news. We take DNR 2018 data and compare findings across 5 countries 🇩🇪🇸🇪🇫🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧
We define news literacy as knowledge about how the news is made (cc @sethdashley). We developed a measure that aims to compare this knowledge across countries - this is a very challenging thing to do. But (which is why?), comparative research on the topic is largely missing. 
We find higher news literacy is
a) positively related to using social media as A source of news (next to maybe many others), but...
b) unrelated to using social media as MAIN source of news.
a) positively related to using social media as A source of news (next to maybe many others), but...
b) unrelated to using social media as MAIN source of news.
1. At #ICA20 our brilliant research team will speak about topics such as news inequalities, news literacy, populism and social norms.
🧶A few insights in this thread
📱Titles and abstracts in the link below
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/he…
🧶A few insights in this thread
📱Titles and abstracts in the link below
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/he…
2. Concern over the spread of misinformation on social media has amplified calls to improve news literacy. @annisch, @dragz and @rasmus_kleis investigated the relationship between news literacy and social media use in five countries. Key findings below
3. In this online survey experiment, @simgandi tested the effect of a nudge on reducing the dissemination of false news on social media. Using the social norms theory, she examined whether a cheap and easy solution could reduce the willingness to share false news.
