• 지식경영연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2013

As online communities proliferate, online news sites have received great attention in news media research. Although most of the online news sites provide contents for free, some have adopted the Pay-What-You-Want (PWYW) model by offering a voluntary payment option to the readers. In this study, we investigate the factors which influence subscribers' voluntary payment behavior on an online news site. Drawing upon both the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework and the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), we hypothesize that appreciation has a direct effect on the subscribers' voluntary payment behavior, whereas central factors (positive emotional content, cognitive content) and peripheral factors (news sharing, news article length) of the news articles have indirect impacts on voluntary payment behavior through the enhanced appreciation. Based on an empirical analysis of 172 news articles from the Korean online news site that adopted the PWYW pricing model (i.e., Ohmynews.com), we find that appreciation plays a critical role in voluntary payment behavior and that peripheral factors have significant impacts on appreciation. However, the impacts of central factors on appreciation are not found. By identifying influencing factors of subscribers' voluntary payment behavior on online news sites for the first time, this paper suggests a prospective alternative profit model for online news providers faced with fierce competition.

• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2022

This study aimed to understand young adults' attitudes concerning news and news resources they consumed, and how they encounter the fake news phenomenon. A qualitative approach was used with semi-structured interviews with 41 young adults (aged 20-30) in Tehran, Iran. Findings revealed that about half of the participants favored social media, and a smaller group used traditional media and only a few maintained that traditional and modern media should be used together. News quality was considered to be lower on social media than in traditional news sources. Furthermore, young adults usually followed the news related to the issues which had impact on their daily life, and they typically tended to share news. To detect fake news, they checked several media to compare the information; and profiteering and attracting audiences' attention were the most important reasons for the existence of fake news. This is the first qualitative study for understanding news consumption behavior of young adults in a politicized society.

• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.40-53
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• 2019

Although fake news has been present in human history at any time, nowadays, with social media, deceptive information has a stronger effect on society than before. This article answers two research questions, namely (1) Is the dissemination of fake news supported by machines through the automatic construction of filter bubbles, and (2) Are echo chambers of fake news manmade, and if yes, what are the information behavior patterns of those individuals reacting to fake news? We discuss the role of filter bubbles by analyzing social media's ranking and results' presentation algorithms. To understand the roles of individuals in the process of making and cultivating echo chambers, we empirically study the effects of fake news on the information behavior of the audience, while working with a case study, applying quantitative and qualitative content analysis of online comments and replies (on a blog and on Reddit). Indeed, we found hints on filter bubbles; however, they are fed by the users' information behavior and only amplify users' behavioral patterns. Reading fake news and eventually drafting a comment or a reply may be the result of users' selective exposure to information leading to a confirmation bias; i.e. users prefer news (including fake news) fitting their pre-existing opinions. However, it is not possible to explain all information behavior patterns following fake news with the theory of selective exposure, but with a variety of further individual cognitive structures, such as non-argumentative or off-topic behavior, denial, moral outrage, meta-comments, insults, satire, and creation of a new rumor.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2024

Today, news avoidance has become an inevitable trend, particularly exacerbated since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. To delve deeper into the shifting tendencies of news consumers towards news avoidance and unveil the motivations behind this avoidance, this study recruited 500 Chinese news consumers aged between 20 and 60 years old, employing survey questionnaires as the research method. Through an indepth examination of their news consumption behavior at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we discovered that individuals' risk perceptions and efficacy beliefs significantly influence their patterns of news consumption. Furthermore, we identified negative emotions, information overload, and media distrust as the primary reasons for news avoidance among Chinese news consumers during the COVID-19 crisis. These findings Not only provide crucial insights into understanding the dynamics of news consumption behavior but also offer valuable reference points for the news industry to better fulfill its role and value during crises in the future.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2020

The popularity of social media has led to a variety of communicative behaviors among users. This study targeted Facebook as a representative social medial platform because it has the most subscribers in order to investigate factors that influence Facebook usage. In particular, because a person's behavior is based on how they are perceived by others, self-conscious behavior was examined in the study. Facebook usage and news consumption were examined to ascertain the effects of self-consciousness. An online survey was conducted to examine how private SC and public SC (SCs), affects Facebook usage (profiles and writing posts) and news consumption (clicking "like" and sharing news). 616 participants completed the survey, and results indicated that public SC was positively related to the degree of profile updating and post writing. On the other hand, private SC was positively related to the degree of news sharing. These results suggest that psychological elements significantly predict a user's behavior on Facebook.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2020

본 연구는 온라인 뉴스 문화를 만들고 있는 뉴스 공유자의 특성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 구체적으로 메신저에서 뉴스 공유자의 인구통계학적 특성, 전통 미디어와 뉴미디어를 통한 뉴스 이용행태를 밝히고, 뉴스 공유 행위에 미치는 요인을 살펴보고자 하였다. 본 연구는 <2018년 언론 수용자 의식조사> 데이터를 활용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 첫째, 메신저에서 뉴스 공유자는 비공유자보다 연령층이 낮고, 학력이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 뉴스 공유자는 비공유자보다 전통 미디어 뉴스를 적게 이용하는 반면, 뉴미디어 뉴스를 많이 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 포털, SNS, 온라인 동영상 플랫폼을 통한 뉴스 이용량과 메신저 뉴스 신뢰도는 뉴스 공유에 긍정적 영향을 미치는 반면, 연령과 포털 뉴스 신뢰도는 뉴스 공유에 부정적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 이 연구의 함의 및 한계점, 후속 연구에 대한 제언을 논의하였다.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.325-344
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 기자직의 웹 정보탐색행위의 전반적 현황을 조사하고, 정보요구, 선호 정보원, 정보기술과 인터넷 이용, 만족도의 특성을 형성하는 변인과의 관련성을 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 일간지, 주간지, 월간지, 인터넷 신문 등 국내 신문사에 소속된 205명의 취재기자를 대상으로 설문 조사를 수행하였다. 기자직의 웹 정보탐색 주요 목적은 간단한 사실 확인과 전반적인 배경 정보 수집이었으며, 기자직의 정보요구에 대한 특성은 직책과 매체종류, 인터넷친밀도와 밀접한 관련성이 있는 반면 성별, 연령, 취재분야, 경력과는 관련성이 낮은 것으로 나타났다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to understand if heterogeneous news is evenly consumed and distributed on portals as it examines people's news use and engagement behaviors and news credibility. Focusing on the four behaviors of news use, i.e., viewing news by keyword search, viewing news from subscribed sources, viewing news from the list of most-viewed news, and reading comments, and the three behaviors of news engagement, i.e., sharing news, 'liking' or 'recommending' news, and posting comments, this study investigates the relation between each of the behaviors and portal news credibility. Research design, data and methodology: From 2022 News Audience Survey in Korea, this study conducts a regression analysis to investigate the relations between each behavior and news credibility. Results: The results show a positive relation for the former two news use behaviors and the latter two news engagement behaviors, and a negative relation for the latter two news use behaviors. Conclusions: The positive relations between active news use and engagement behaviors and portal news credibility indicate that news consumers are more likely to use and engage in attitude-consistent news rather than attitude-challenging news, implying that heterogeneous news is less likely to be consumed and distributed evenly on portals across all news users.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.454-460
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 포털 뉴스 콘텐츠의 이용정도가 이용자들의 의견·정보 교환이나 사회적 신뢰수준과 어떤 연관성을 가지고 있는지에 대해 실증적으로 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 인구 사회학적 대표성을 갖춘 1,100명의 표본을 대상으로 온라인 서베이 조사를 실시했다. 포털 뉴스 이용 정도는 PNRBS(Portal News Readership Behavior Score)라 불리는 복합지수를 구성해 측정했고, 의견·정보교환 정도나 사회적 신뢰수준은 관련 연구들에서 사용된 지표들 중에서 일부를 취합해 구성한 지수로 측정했다. 연구 결과 포털뉴스이용과 사회적 신뢰는 선형적 상관성이 아닌 V자형 관계를 보이고 있었다. 구체적으로 포털 뉴스를 전혀 이용하지 않는 집단의 사회적 신뢰 수준이 가장 높았고 경이용(Light user) 집단의 신뢰 수준이 가장 낮았다. 중이용 집단의 신뢰 수준은 비용자들보다는 낮았지만 경이용자들 보다는 높았다.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.67-104
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• 2020

Fake news and disinformation provoked heated arguments during Taiwan's 2018 local election. Most significantly, concerns grew that Beijing was attempting to sway the island's politics armed with a new "Russian-style influence campaign" weapon (Horton, 2018). To investigate the speculated effects of the "onslaught of misinformation," an online survey with 1068 randomly selected voters was conducted immediately after the election. Findings confirmed that false news affected Taiwanese voters' judgment of the news and their voting decisions. More than 50% of the voters cast their votes without knowing the correct campaign news. In particular, politically neutral voters, who were the least able to discern fake news, tended to vote for the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) candidates. Demographic analysis further revealed that female voters tended to be more likely to believe fake news during the election period compared to male voters. Younger or lower-income voters had the lowest levels of discernment of fake news. Further analyses and the implications of these findings for international societies are deliberated in the conclusion.