Efekt trećeg i teorije zavjere o koronavirusu: uloga povjerenja u medije i karakteristika publika

master's thesis

• Title (english): Third Person Effect and Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories: The Role of Media Trust and Audience Characteristics
• Author: Mauro Paliska
• Mentor: Dina Vozab (mentor)
• Committee member: Dina Vozab (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dunja Majstorović Jedovnicki (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Milica Vučković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Journalism

Abstract

Efekt trećeg dominantna je hipoteza i srž ovoga rada. Hipoteza govori o tome da, kada se radi o medijskom učinku, često precijenimo svoje mogućnosti i smatramo da on neće imati utjecaja na nas, no isto tako, podcijenimo tuđe mogućnosti i smatramo da će mediji imati utjecaja na druge. U ovom radu, ta se hipoteza istražuju u povezanosti s teorijama zavjera vezanih uz koronavirus. Svrha ovoga rada je i provjeriti povjerenje ispitanika u medije, njihove stavove o koronavirusu te utvrditi karakteristike ispitanika. Metoda ovoga rada bila je online anketa kojoj je pristupilo 200 ljudi. Rezultati su pokazali postojanje efekta trećeg i razlike između više i niže obrazovanih kada se govori o povjerenju u medije te vjerovanje u teorije zavjera.

Abstract (english)

The third-person effect is the dominant hypothesis and the core of this paper. The hypothesis is that when it comes to media performance, we often overestimate our capabilities and believe that it will not affect us, but we also underestimate other people's capabilities and believe that the media will have an impact on others. In this paper, that hypothesis is investigated in connection with coronavirus-related conspiracy theories. The purpose of this paper is to check the trust of respondents in the media, their attitudes about coronavirus, and to determine the characteristics of respondents. The method of this paper was an online survey accessed by 200 people. The results showed the existence of a third-person effect and differences between higher and lower educated people when it comes to trust in the media and belief in conspiracy theories.

• Keywords: koronavirus; efekt trećeg; teorije zavjera; povjerenje u medije
• Keywords (english): coronavirus; third-person effect; conspiracy theories; trust in media
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:264944
• Study programme: Title: Journalism; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra novinarstva (magistar/magistra novinarstva)
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