The objective of this thesis is to explore opportunities for service design in countering the problem of fake news and, in particular, in improving the resistance of Generation Z and Millennials to online disinformation. The research starts from gathering contextual information about the problem, analyzing recent changes in the news ecosystem and current trends in news consumption, recognizing core attitudes and habits of the young audience. The study continues with the analysis of existing directions countering online disinformation and the best practices applied by different initiatives. The literature review is complemented with survey, interviews and co-creation session with the news consumers, which helped to find the ways of addressing the needs and frustrations of the audience, to understand better what makes young people trust fake news stories and how to help them navigate news safely. The final outcome of the research is the service proposal which aims at reducing young news consumers’ susceptibility to online disinformation by connecting them with quality journalism. News Club is an initiative, implemented within the news media organization, which facilitates a better understanding of news content and raises awareness of online disinformation. Offering of the service was designed to benefit an organization, journalists and community by crafting more meaningful interactions between them. The initiative is intended to address a current crisis in the news media industry and help to recover trust in quality journalism by building a collaborative relationship between the journalists and their audience.
L’obiettivo di questa tesi è esplorare le opportunità del service design per contrastare il problema delle fake news e, in particolare, migliorare la resistenza della Generazione Z e dei Millennials alla disinformazione online. La ricerca parte dalla raccolta di informazioni contestuali sul problema, analizzando i recenti cambiamenti nell’ecosistema delle notizie e le tendenze attuali nel consumo di notizie, riconoscendo gli atteggiamenti e le abitudini fondamentali del pubblico più giovane. La ricerca prosegue con l’analisi delle direttive esistenti per contrastare la disinformazione online, e le best practices applicate da diverse iniziative. La revisione della letteratura è completata da sondaggi, interviste e sessioni di co-creazione con i consumatori di notizie, che hanno aiutato ad individuare possibili modalita per affrontare i bisogni e le frustrazioni del pubblico, al fine di capire meglio come le notizie false riescano a convincere i giovani e come aiutarli ad informarsi in sicurezza. Il risultato finale della ricerca è una proposta di servizio che mira ad orientare le scelte dei giovani consumatori di notizie ad un giornalismo di qualità. News Club è un’iniziativa, implementata all’interno di un’organizzazione di mezzi di informazione, che facilita una migliore comprensione del contenuto delle notizie e aumenta la consapevolezza della disinformazione online. L’offerta del servizio è stata progettata a vantaggio di un’organizzazione, dei giornalisti e della comunità creando interazioni più significative tra tutti questi soggetti. L’iniziativa ha lo scopo di affrontare l’attuale crisi nel settore dei media e aiutare a recuperare la fiducia nel giornalismo di qualità costruendo un rapporto di collaborazione tra i giornalisti e il pubblico.
News club. Empowering young audience to battle online disinformation
Ezhova, Vladislava
2019/2020
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to explore opportunities for service design in countering the problem of fake news and, in particular, in improving the resistance of Generation Z and Millennials to online disinformation. The research starts from gathering contextual information about the problem, analyzing recent changes in the news ecosystem and current trends in news consumption, recognizing core attitudes and habits of the young audience. The study continues with the analysis of existing directions countering online disinformation and the best practices applied by different initiatives. The literature review is complemented with survey, interviews and co-creation session with the news consumers, which helped to find the ways of addressing the needs and frustrations of the audience, to understand better what makes young people trust fake news stories and how to help them navigate news safely. The final outcome of the research is the service proposal which aims at reducing young news consumers’ susceptibility to online disinformation by connecting them with quality journalism. News Club is an initiative, implemented within the news media organization, which facilitates a better understanding of news content and raises awareness of online disinformation. Offering of the service was designed to benefit an organization, journalists and community by crafting more meaningful interactions between them. The initiative is intended to address a current crisis in the news media industry and help to recover trust in quality journalism by building a collaborative relationship between the journalists and their audience.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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