This study examines how young people, in particular adolescents in the ages 18 to 20 years old, use Tiktok to access news. A qualitative interview survey is conducted and analyzed based on the uses-and-gratifications theory and the perception of News-Finds-Me. The respondents taking part in the interviews explain how they use Tiktok to access news, discuss the apps algorithms and how they function on Tiktok. They also talk about in what ways they are influenced by Tiktok and their view on Tiktok and misinformation. Among the respondents, it becomes clear that young people in the ages 18 to 20 years old use Tiktok as their first hand choice as a news source and that they use it every day - for many hours a day. These young adults still find Tiktok as a necessary social media to use to stay updated with world news and what is going on in society and to stay in tune with popular trends. The findings show that these young adults also use Tiktok to stay in touch with relatives and close and distant friends. It also appears that the young adults see Tiktok as a platform to waste time on when bored and that the negative side of using Tiktok for news is that you get addicted to the app, because of its addictive design and algorithms that suggest what you want to see on the app.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-226205 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Sörlin, Paulina |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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