An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour.

Baxter, Graeme; Marcella, Rita

Abstract

This conference paper presented the emerging findings of research which explored the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. The research consisted of two key elements. Firstly, an online survey (538 responses) gathered citizens' opinions on the reliability of five images containing various 'facts and figures' that had been posted on social media by Scotland's five main political parties. Secondly, 23 extended interviews with citizens explored their response to information explicitly presented as he facts' on the websites of the five main Scottish parties.

Citation

BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R 2017. An exploration of the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. Presented at the 6th Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2017), 27-30 June 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: 6th Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2017)
• Conference Location: Aberdeen, UK
• Start Date: Jun 27, 2017
• End Date: Jun 30, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 22, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 22, 2017
• Keywords: Post truth politics; Citizens' information behaviour; Scotland
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2459