TY - JOUR
T1 - My Private–Public Sphere
T2 - Women’s Information Strategies in Times of News Mistrust
AU - Pavez, Isabel
AU - Saldaña, Magdalena
AU - Lagos Lira, Claudia
AU - Gheza, Karen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 AEJMC
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Problematic information, such as mis- and disinformation, circulating in fragmented news ecosystems, has contributed to mistrust and information fatigue. Using survey data (N = 2,117) and two focus groups, we explore the intersections of women’s media use, political self-efficacy, and family care in Chile, a country with high social media penetration but low institutional and news trust. Our findings reveal that women actively curate their news intake to protect their mental well-being and that of their loved ones, which highlights the ethical and relational dimensions of their media practices and emphasizes their role as both information curators and guardians.
AB - Problematic information, such as mis- and disinformation, circulating in fragmented news ecosystems, has contributed to mistrust and information fatigue. Using survey data (N = 2,117) and two focus groups, we explore the intersections of women’s media use, political self-efficacy, and family care in Chile, a country with high social media penetration but low institutional and news trust. Our findings reveal that women actively curate their news intake to protect their mental well-being and that of their loved ones, which highlights the ethical and relational dimensions of their media practices and emphasizes their role as both information curators and guardians.
KW - focus groups
KW - news repertoires
KW - news trust
KW - private–public sphere
KW - survey
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105024459218
U2 - 10.1177/10776990251364777
DO - 10.1177/10776990251364777
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105024459218
SN - 1077-6990
JO - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
JF - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
ER -