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Selective rating: Partisan bias in crowdsourced news rating systems

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dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Megan A.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-27T20:17:01Zen
dc.date.available2021-12-27T20:17:01Zen
dc.date.issued2021-12-27en
dc.date.updated2021-12-27T20:17:00Zen
dc.description.abstractCrowdsourced news rating systems have been suggested as a solution to reducing the amount of misinformation online audiences see. This study expands previous research crowdsourcing by looking at how characteristics of the rating system affect user behavior. In an experiment (N=1,021), two parameters of the rating system were manipulated. First, users were shown different varieties of news brands on the “menu” they were asked to rate. Second, participation was mandatory for half and voluntary for others. Results indicate partisans rated more news brands when they saw an ideologically dissimilar news menu than one that matched their ideology. Further, the trustworthiness rating of the mainstream news menu decreased when participants had a choice to participate rather than were forced. These results have important implications for understanding how users participate in crowdsourcing news credibility.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2021.1997867en
dc.identifier.eissn1933-169Xen
dc.identifier.orcidDuncan, Megan [0000-0002-0547-2387]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107272en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCrowdsourcing ratingsen
dc.subjectpartisan news audiencesen
dc.subjectnews credibilityen
dc.subjectmisinformationen
dc.subjectselective expressionen
dc.subjectcorrective action hypothesisen
dc.titleSelective rating: Partisan bias in crowdsourced news rating systemsen
dc.title.serialJournal of Information Technology and Politicsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-10-08en
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