@article{2017:winter:usergener,
title = {User-generated opinion: How reader reactions and source reputation influence the effects of online news},
year = {2017},
note = {On contemporary online news sites, readers are simultaneously exposed
to journalistic articles and social reactions toward these messages.
Two online experiments (N = 252) addressed whether negative user
reactions can attenuate the persuasive influence of the main article,
and whether these effects depend on the reputation of the original
source. Results showed a selective consideration of user-generated
content: Readers took into account comments with high argument quality
and ratings of a credible website but did not follow others’
opinions if the comments merely contained subjective evaluations. On
less reputable websites, user reactions were less influential.
Findings are discussed with regard to the interplay of multiple
sources.},
journal = {SCM Studies in Communication and Media},
pages = {240--261},
author = {Winter, Stephan and Krämer, Nicole C. and Liang, Yuhua (Jake)},
volume = {6},
number = {3}
}