Wpływ infodemii towarzyszącej COVID-19 na weryfikowanie informacji przez dziennikarzy i korzystanie z serwisów fact-checkingowych

• Authors: Dariusz Tworzydło , Anna Miotk

Title variants

EN

The Impact of the COVID-19 Infodemic on Journalists’ Verification of Information and the Use of Fact-Checking Services

Abstracts

EN

The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying infodemic have changed the way journalists work, also in terms of verifying information. The objective of this work is to present the changes that resulted from the survey. The research was carried out among journalists. Research methods: The research was carried out in May 2020 using the CAWI technique among Polish journalists located in the databases of the Polish Press Agency. Three hundred and sixteen questionnaire replies were received. It was checked whether journalists declared having verified the information received (including information provided directly to them by companies) and whether they used fact-checking services. Results and conclusions: A more thorough verification of information from various sources has indeed taken place, the attitude of journalists towards fact-checking has not changed. Originality and cognitive value: The cognitive value of the work lies primarily in the original research presented in it.

PL

Pandemia COVID-19 i towarzysząca jej infodemia zmieniły sposób pracy dziennikarzy, także w zakresie weryfikowania informacji. Celem niniejszego tekstu jest ukazanie zmian, jakie zaszły w tym obszarze, czemu służy analiza wyników przeprowadzonego badania sondażowego. Metody badań: badanie zrealizowano techniką CAWI wśród dziennikarzy znajdujących się w bazach Polskiej Agencji Prasowej, w maju 2020 roku. Otrzymano 316 wypełnionych kwestionariuszy. Sprawdzono, czy dziennikarze deklarowali weryfikowanie uzyskiwanych informacji (w tym informacji przekazywanych im bezpośrednio przez firmy) oraz czy korzystali z serwisów fact-checkingowych. Wyniki i wnioski: dokładniejsza weryfikacja informacji pochodzących z różnych źródeł rzeczywiście miała miejsce, jednak stosunek dziennikarzy do fact-checkingu nie zmienił się. Oryginalność/wartość poznawcza: wartość poznawcza pracy wynika przede wszystkim z oryginalnych badań, które zostały w niej zaprezentowane.

Keywords

PL

COVID-19; fact-checking; fake news; infodemia; komunikacja; koronawirus

EN

COVID-19; fact-checking; fake news; infodemic; communication; coronavirus

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydział Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii
• Journal: Studia Medioznawcze
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1357-1372

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Dariusz Tworzydło

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

• https://orcid.org/0000000163966927

author

Anna Miotk

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

• https://orcid.org/0000000292005057

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33077/uw.24511617.sm.2022.4.687

Biblioteka Nauki

2154626