Tro det eller ej - en kvantitativ studies om svenska högstadieelevers tilltro till traditionella och digitala nyhetsmedier.

Sammanfattning: This quantitative study was conducted with the aim to inquire into Swedish 9th graders’ attitudes towards traditional and digital news media and news outlets’ trustworthiness. With basis in strategic communication theories concerning gatekeeping, the Bandwagon effect and filter bubbles, three research questions and four hypotheses were designed. A statistical analytics were compiled from 189 online survey replies from students in and around Helsingborg, Sweden. The results show that Swedish 9th graders do in fact have an overall awareness of the presence of Fake News in their daily news consumption, but the need to apply a conscious source-critical review to what information they receive is limited. Rather, the students would choose news sources with a reputable credibility image, whose information the students deem unnecessary to double check. In their own words, the students further point to transparency, independence and source citing as critical qualities in trustworthy news media.