Title

Exemplars Can Affect Readers’ Judgment About News Story

Abstract

This study found that the use of exemplars, such as a photograph, to illustrate a story about hunger needs in Central Florida can lead to an inaccurate understanding of the facts. However, the use of a base-rate infographic, such as a pie chart, reduced some of the misperception.

Publication Date

3-1-2014

Publication Title

Newspaper Research Journal

Volume

35

Issue

2

Number of Pages

134-145

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/073953291403500210

Socpus ID

85026225752 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85026225752

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