Reasons to believe: Influence of credibility on motivations for using social networks

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Highlights：

• Traditional media are perceived as more credible than Twitter, Facebook and blogs.

• Respondents judged fair and balanced sources as more credible than ones that take positions.

• Traditional media credibility scores suggest they are not living up to user expectations.

• Social media users are willing to give up credibility if the sources meet their needs.

摘要

•Traditional media are perceived as more credible than Twitter, Facebook and blogs.•Respondents judged fair and balanced sources as more credible than ones that take positions.•Traditional media credibility scores suggest they are not living up to user expectations.•Social media users are willing to give up credibility if the sources meet their needs.

论文关键词：Credibility,Uses and gratifications,Blogs,Facebook,Twitter

论文评审过程：Available online 15 May 2015, Version of Record 15 May 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.002