The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation
The alarming increase of misinformation poses a significant threat to complex issues such as climate change, especially considering the proliferation of new media, which has significantly contributed to the dissemination and reception of misinformation. The present study aimed to examine how a corr...
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The alarming increase of misinformation poses a significant threat to complex issues such as climate change, especially considering the proliferation of new media, which has significantly contributed to the dissemination and reception of misinformation. The present study aimed to examine how a corrective news article featuring data visualisation influences the reduction of misconceptions and the correction of misinformation regarding climate change after readers are exposed to the stimulus. The study investigated how readers’ preexisting beliefs influence the mitigation of misconceptions when exposed to news content. This study adds to ongoing conversations about creating corrective news reports to reduce the negative impacts of misinformation surrounding climate change. A quasi-experimental study was carried out online involving 186 members of the Egyptian community. The results indicate that data journalism can reduce the cognitive dissonance that causes audiences to accept misinformation. The findings indicate that data-driven journalism utilising interactive graphs is effective in altering the public’s existing beliefs and knowledge while also demonstrating its ability to persuade and counter misinformation. The audience with low to moderate prior knowledge of climate change may demonstrate a diminished ability to thoroughly analyse and compare the information presented.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e32a54e1d3f4e54a56d145d1331f0c52025-08-20T02:06:46ZengUniversidad de NavarraCommunication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)2386-78762025-04-0138110.15581/003.38.1.020The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change MisinformationMahmoud-Mohamed-Abdel Haleem0Hagar Talaat-Alnajjar1Ain Shams UniversityStardom University The alarming increase of misinformation poses a significant threat to complex issues such as climate change, especially considering the proliferation of new media, which has significantly contributed to the dissemination and reception of misinformation. The present study aimed to examine how a corrective news article featuring data visualisation influences the reduction of misconceptions and the correction of misinformation regarding climate change after readers are exposed to the stimulus. The study investigated how readers’ preexisting beliefs influence the mitigation of misconceptions when exposed to news content. This study adds to ongoing conversations about creating corrective news reports to reduce the negative impacts of misinformation surrounding climate change. A quasi-experimental study was carried out online involving 186 members of the Egyptian community. The results indicate that data journalism can reduce the cognitive dissonance that causes audiences to accept misinformation. The findings indicate that data-driven journalism utilising interactive graphs is effective in altering the public’s existing beliefs and knowledge while also demonstrating its ability to persuade and counter misinformation. The audience with low to moderate prior knowledge of climate change may demonstrate a diminished ability to thoroughly analyse and compare the information presented. https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/50875Misinformationreaders’ misperceptionprior beliefsprior knowledgedata journalismclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Mahmoud-Mohamed-Abdel Haleem Hagar Talaat-Alnajjar The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad) Misinformation readers’ misperception prior beliefs prior knowledge data journalism climate change |
| title | The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation |
| title_full | The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation |
| title_fullStr | The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation |
| title_short | The Power of Data Journalism: The Effects of Data-Driven News Reports in Correcting Climate Change Misinformation |
| title_sort | power of data journalism the effects of data driven news reports in correcting climate change misinformation |
| topic | Misinformation readers’ misperception prior beliefs prior knowledge data journalism climate change |
| url | https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/50875 |
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