Trust in an online personality depends partly on confidence in that person's research. A younger panel member adds a generational explanation for the appeal of livestreamers and YouTubers, describing conventional news and newspapers as having little place among their peers. Another contribution contrasts older viewers' experience of television with younger viewers' understanding of it. A further criticism concerns news anchors becoming more famous than the events they report. These are personal assessments of audience habits and authority, with no measured percentages supplied. Scrutinising fact-checkers themselves is endorsed as another part of evaluating credibility.
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Generational news habits and trust in public personalities
Panel members discuss why younger viewers may favour online personalities, while agreeing that trust in the person and their research remains necessary.