Fake news as a two-dimensional phenomenon: a framework and research agenda

Autor(en)
Jana Laura Egelhofer, Sophie Lecheler
Abstrakt

Based on an extensive literature review, we suggest that ‘fake news’ alludes to two dimensions of political communication: the fake news genre (i.e. the deliberate creation of pseudojournalistic disinformation) and the fake news label (i.e. the instrumentalization of the term to delegitimize news media). While public worries about the use of the label by politicians are increasing, scholarly interest is heavily focused on the genre aspect of fake news. We connect the existing literature on fake news to related concepts from political communication and journalism research, present a theoretical framework to study fake news, and formulate a research agenda. Thus, we bring clarity to the discourse about fake news and suggest shifting scholarly attention to the neglected fake news label.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
Journal
Annals of the International Communication Association
Band
43
Seiten
97-116
Anzahl der Seiten
20
ISSN
2380-8985
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2019.1602782
Publikationsdatum
04-2019
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
508007 Kommunikationswissenschaft, 508014 Publizistik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Communication
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/fake-news-as-a-twodimensional-phenomenon-a-framework-and-research-agenda(4b1614bb-e9bb-4ad1-bc1c-5b4311b72d29).html