The proposed urgent project has the purpose to collect thick, qualitative material on how citizens’ media trust evolves during the Corona pandemic. During the last two decades discussions of a crisis of trust have been emerging in democratic societies. Contemporary debates about fake news and disinformation have contributed further to the challenges of shrinking trust in especially the media. The Corona pandemic has made research into media trust even more important. In turbulent times, the amount and speed of misinformation, i.e. false information that is spread unknowingly, and disinformation, i.e. false information that is spread deliberately, accelerates. The proposed project will document the development of media trust in Sweden with the help of diaries and in-depth interviews. It is a unique opportunity to see media trust rapidly changing that will allow us to learn for future crises, but also help to re-conceptualize media trust more generally. The collected material will be made accessible for other research projects.

The data consists of 6 files, containing the answers to the intervi

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

Swedish population, aged 18-65 year

Time Method

Time series

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Quota sample
Non-probability: Availability

Participants were recruited from Kantar Sifos online panel

Time period(s) investigated

2020-08-15 – 2021-01-31

Data format / data structure

Text

Data collection

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Description of the mode of collection: Open questionnaire, has been sent to respondents in 6 waves
Time period(s) for data collection: 2020-08-15 – 2021-01-31
Data collector: Kantar Sifo
Instrument: Semi-structured questionnaire (Semi-structured questionnaire)
Sample size: 100
Source of the data: Population group

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

School for Culture and Communication

Funding

Funding agency: Formas
Funding agency's reference number: 2020-00632_Formas
Project name on the application: Media, trust and information during the Corona crisis

Topic and keywords

Research area

Media and communications (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Communication studies (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Media, communication and language (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Trust, Communication (information exchange), Pandemics, Media trust, Trust, Covid 19, Information sources

Publications

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Stiernstedt, F. (2021). The voices we trust : Public trust in news and information about COVID-19 on Swedish Radio. Radio Journal, 19(2).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/rjao_00047_1

Kaun A. Ways of seeing digital disconnection: A negative sociology of digital culture. Convergence. 2021;27(6):1571-1583. doi:10.1177/13548565211045535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565211045535

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Published: 2022-09-20