
handle: 10773/45159
This research studies the role of influencers in the information consumption of young people in Portugal, in the eyes of this target audience, analyzing their information consumption habits, their relationship with influencers and their point of view regarding their role in transmitting information and their role as digital leaders. Literature on the subject was analyzed, with authors arguing that influencers are key players in the fight against disinformation, as well as others saying the opposite, that they are promoters of fake news. The population of this study is young Portuguese people aged between 18 and 30. This study adopted a quantitative approach, using an online questionnaire as the data collection tool, which obtained 322 responses. It was concluded that: young people consume more information on social networks; women and students are the ones who follow influencers the most; the relationship between influencers and followers is not one of friendship; young people are mainly interested in health issues and national current affairs; young people have already learned about a current issue because an influencer talked about it; young people consider influencers to be active members of a given online community.
Esta investigação estuda o papel dos influencers no consumo informativo dos jovens em Portugal, aos olhos deste público-alvo, analisando os seus hábitos de consumo informativo, a sua relação com os influencers e o seu ponto de vista relativamente ao papel destes na transmissão de informação e papel de liderança digital. Foi analisada literatura referente ao tema, com autores a defender que os influencers são peças-chaves no combate à desinformação, assim como outros dizendo o inverso, que são promotores de fake news. A população deste estudo são os jovens portugueses com idade entre os 18 e os 30 anos. Este estudo adotou uma abordagem quantitativa adotando como instrumento de recolha de dados o questionário online, que obteve 322 respostas. Conclui-se que: os jovens consomem mais informação nas redes sociais; as mulheres e os estudantes são quem mais segue os influencers; a relação entre influencers e seguidores não é de amizade; os jovens interessam se sobretudo pela temática da saúde e atualidade nacional; os jovens já ficaram a conhecer algum assunto da atualidade porque um influencer falou sobre isso; os jovens consideram que os influencers são membros ativos numa dada comunidade online.
Mestrado em Comunicação Audiovisual Para Novos Média
Influencers, Jovens, Fake news, Role model, Digital, Informação, Liderança de opinião digital
Influencers, Jovens, Fake news, Role model, Digital, Informação, Liderança de opinião digital
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
