How Much Do They Think It Affects Them And Whom Do They Believe?: Comparing The Third-person Effect And Credibility Of Blogs And Traditional Media

摘要

Using an experimental design, this study investigated third-person effect and media credibility as a result of media attribution. Specifically, we compared third-person effect across four media sources: personal blogs, media blogs, online news, and print newspaper. Overall, participants exhibited third-person effects equally across the mediums. Third-person effect regressed with credibility.