Authors

Title

Journal

Methodology

Result and Advantages

Cushion, S., Morani, M., Kyriakidou, M., Soo, N.

Why Media Systems Matter: A Fact-Checking Study of UK Television News during the Coronavirus Pandemic

(2022) Digital Journalism

10(5), pp. 698-716

Content analysis

Because of the UK’s unbiased media landscape and public service values, viewers are often open to fact-checking and debunking false information.

Mihelj, S., Kondor, K., Štětka, V.

Audience Engagement with COVID-19 News: The Impact of Lockdown and Live Coverage, and the Role of Polarization

(2022) Journalism Studies

23(5-6), pp. 569-587

Qualitative interviews and media diaries

The rise of television and the loss of print news consumption were not only because of audience demand for current news; other factors included the practical limitations of a home-bound lifestyle during a lockdown and the introduction of live briefings.