Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine whether and to what extent online comments posted to health news provide a place for constructive feedback to journalists as well as positive information to other readers. To that end, this study examined the deliberative characteristics of online health news comments by conducting a content analysis of 652 comments posted to 87 articles from three main news organizations. Findings show that more than 84 percent of reader comments included opinions that were positive, and about 20 percent included facts and personal experiences. The results suggest that readers' online comments to online health news may encourage deliberative discourse in terms of offering journalists instant feedback for a better understanding of readers' perspectives and providing constructive information to other readers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 282-287 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Computers in Human Behavior |
| Volume | 92 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 Mar |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Human-Computer Interaction
- General Psychology
