谁来守卫数字时代的新闻真实?基于三类核查行动者的比较Who Safeguards News Authenticity in the Digital Age? A Comparative Study of Three Types of Fact-checkers
宋爽,闫文捷
摘要(Abstract):
事实核查逐渐呈现出由记者主导、网络用户和人工智能共同参与的多元化特征,但开放核查主体之于我国事实核查新闻业发展的意义仍有待经验回应。本研究结合新闻内容与个人态度的一致程度,系统比较多元核查主体对公众新闻认知与行为趋向的潜在影响。为此我们实施了一项3(核查主体:新闻记者vs平台用户vs人工智能)×2(新闻内容倾向:支持vs反对)的线上混合实验(N=403)。结果显示,三类核查主体均能帮助人们识别假新闻,但记者提供的核查内容比人工智能核查更可信;公众转发假新闻与事实核查的意愿不因核查主体改变而变化;相比平台用户与人工智能,记者核查能够更有效地抑制公众因认同新闻内容而误信假新闻的倾向。本研究认为,事实核查新闻业中认知权威的构成有所扩展,作为新兴核查来源的网络用户与人工智能可被视为“未被识别的权威”。文章最后,我们在实践层面就多方核查者协同调适以提升我国事实核查体系韧性与效能作出了讨论。
关键词(KeyWords): 事实核查;假新闻;新闻创新;平台用户;人工智能
基金项目(Foundation): 国家社会科学基金一般项目“社交平台虚假信息治理模式比较研究”(项目批准号:21BXW065)的阶段性成果
作者(Author): 宋爽,闫文捷
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