Cognitive authorities of COVID-19 information: educational differences and outcomes of trust in health experts and social media influencers in Finland

Introduction. This study investigates people’s trust in institutional healthcare experts and social media influencers as sources of COVID-19 information. Using the notion of ‘cognitive authority’, this study examines trusted information sources during the pandemic, how the education level explains t...

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Main Authors: Sanna Malinen, Aki Koivula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Borås 2024-06-01
Series:Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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Online Access:https://informationr.net/infres/article/view/713
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