Search Results - "Savolainen, Reijo"

Assessing the credibility of COVID-19 vaccine mis/disinformation in online discussion by Savolainen, Reijo

“…This study examines how the credibility of the content of mis- or disinformation, as well as the believability of authors creating such information is assessed…”
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Defending and refuting information sources rhetorically: The case of COVID-19 vaccination by Savolainen, Reijo

“…This investigation compares how COVID-19 vaccination supporters and refusers make use of rhetorical strategies to judge the credibility of information sources…”
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Information landscapes as contexts of information practices by Savolainen, Reijo

“…The article examines the strengths and limitations of the analogy of information landscapes proposed by Annemaree Lloyd. The analogy offers a novel approach to…”
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Elaborating the sensory and cognitive-affective aspects of information experience by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Drawing on pragmatist ideas proposed by John Dewey, the study elaborates the picture of information experience by examining how researchers have characterized…”
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Berrypicking and information foraging: Comparison of two theoretical frameworks for studying exploratory search by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Exploratory search is a specialised form of information searching behaviour that is open-ended, dynamic and multi-faceted in nature. The study elaborates the…”
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Media Credibility and Cognitive Authority. The Case of Seeking Orienting Information by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Introduction: This article results from a qualitative case study focusing on the information seeking practices of environmental activists. The main attention…”
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"Isms" in information science: constructivism, collectivism and constructionism by Talja, Sanna, Tuominen, Kimmo, Savolainen, Reijo

“…Purpose - Describes the basic premises of three metatheories that represent important or emerging perspectives on information seeking, retrieval and knowledge…”
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Arkielämän tietokäytäntöjen tutkimusta kehittämässä by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Professori Reijo Savolaisen jäähyväisluento Tampereen yliopistossa 22.11.2017…”
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Infotainment as a hybrid of information and entertainment: a conceptual analysis by Savolainen, Reijo

“…PurposeTo elaborate the nature of infotainment as a mediating concept between information and entertainment by analysing how the concept of infotainment is…”
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Fact-checking of political information about the Russo-Ukrainian conflict by Savolainen, Reijo

“…PurposeTo elaborate the nature of fact-checking in the domain of political information by examining how fact-checkers assess the validity of claims concerning…”
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Everyday life as an evolving context of information behaviour by Savolainen, Reijo

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to elaborate the nature of everyday life as a context of information behaviour by examining how researchers have approached…”
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Information need as trigger and driver of information seeking: a conceptual analysis by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the picture of the motivators for information behaviour by examining the nature of information need as a…”
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Information sharing and knowledge sharing as communicative activities by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Introduction. This paper elaborates the picture of information sharing and knowledge sharing as forms of communicative activity. Method. A conceptual analysis…”
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Assessing the credibility of information sources in times of uncertainty: online debate about Finland's NATO membership by Savolainen, Reijo

“…PurposeThis article aims to elaborate the context-sensitive nature of credibility assessment by examining how such judgments are made in online discussion in…”
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Sharing experiential information in online discussion: the case of coping with the COVID-19 epidemic by Savolainen, Reijo

“…PurposeTo specify the nature of experiential information by examining how such information is articulated and shared in online…”
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Emotions as motivators for information seeking: A conceptual analysis by Savolainen, Reijo

“…This conceptual analysis of how emotions and feelings are characterized as motivators for information seeking draws on the appraisal theories suggesting that…”
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Exploring the elements of opinion answers: the case of the Russo-Ukrainian war by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Introduction. The present investigation contributes to information behaviour research by elaborating the nature of opinion as a type of information. To achieve…”
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Assessing the informational credibility of conspiracy theories: online discussion about the Nord Stream damage by Savolainen, Reijo

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Information‐Seeking Processes as Temporal Developments: Comparison of Stage‐based and Cyclic Approaches by Savolainen, Reijo

“…Drawing on the ideas of process philosophy, this study elaborates the nature of information‐seeking process by approaching them as temporal developments. To…”
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Manifestations of expert power in gatekeeping: a conceptual study by Savolainen, Reijo

“…PurposeThis study aims to elaborate the picture of the relationships between information and power by examining how expert power appears in the…”
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