Consumption of news and perception of fake news among Communication students from Brazil, Spain and Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.26441/RC18.2-2019-A5

Keywords:

fake news, journalism, university students, digital media

Abstract

This article contributes to the debate on the current crisis of journalism, using the results of a research by questionnaire on the perception of fake news by students of Communication Studies in Brazil, Spain, and Portugal. Research involved 300 participants in universities in these countries. Results show more similarities than differences in their ability to detect fake news and to perceive its origin and where they circulate. Among the habits of consumption of news, it is detected the abandonment of conventional media in their home supports. However, is also observed a high use of digital versions of newspapers, radios and television stations and a special preference for news that arrives via social media. Students do not have habits of reading / listening / watching all the content of a news story and focus mostly on reading the headlines and leads.

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Author Biographies

  • Beatriz Catalina-García, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    Doctora en Periodismo por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos y Docente de los cursos de Investigación de Audiencias y Producción de Programas Informativos de Radio en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación de la misma Universidad.

  • Jorge Pedro Sousa, Universidade Fernando Pessoa

    Doctor en Ciencias de la Información - Periodismo por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y Docente en la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales en la Universidade Fernando Pessoa (Portugal)

  • Li-Chang Shuen Cristina Silva Sousa, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

    Doctora en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad de Brasilia y Docente en el departamento de Comunicación Social de la Universidade Federal do Maranhão (Brasil).

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Published

2019-08-26

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2019)

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Papers

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How to Cite

Catalina-García, B., Sousa, J. P., & Cristina Silva Sousa, L.-C. S. (2019). Consumption of news and perception of fake news among Communication students from Brazil, Spain and Portugal. Revista De Comunicación, 18(2), 93-115. https://doi.org/10.26441/RC18.2-2019-A5