Madalina Botan
@comunicare.ro
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
I have a keen interest in understanding the mechanisms behind digital technologies and my ambition is to be able to design research tools in order to measure their impact on public opinion, political systems and societies.
Holding both a PhD diploma in sociology (2012) and one in political studies (2015) enables me to have a trans-disciplinary approach towards communication studies, social media and digital technologies.
I feel most challenged when using my academic and organisational experience in order to shape better formats for effective media research, political campaigning and public policies implementation.
EDUCATION
PhD, Political Communication (2012 - 2015), National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest/ research fellowship at Amsterdam School of Communication and Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
PhD, Sociology (2009 - 2012), L’École Doctorale francophone en Sciences Sociales (EDFSS)/ University of Bucharest/ École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris/ Université Libre de Bruxelles
MA, Journalism and Research Methodologies, University of Bucharest/ Université Bordeaux III
BA, Public Relations and Communication, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Social Sciences
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Scopus Publications
Raluca Buturoiu, Nicoleta Corbu, Denisa-Adriana Oprea, and Mădălina Boțan
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Abstract Higher levels of trust in credible sources of information in times of crisis such as the current COVID-19 pandemic increase public compliance with official recommendations, minimizing health risks and helping authorities manage the crisis. Based on a national survey (N=1160), this article explores (a) actual levels of trust in various sources of information (government websites, legacy media, social media, and interpersonal communication) during the pandemic and (b) a number of predictors of such trust. Results show that during the period studied government websites were the most trusted source of information. Trust in an information source is correlated with consumption of COVID-19–related news from that specific source, media fact-checking, and self-perception about the incidence of COVID-19–related fake news. Only income and age are significant trust predictors, and only with respect to specific source types.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Boțan, M. (2023). Patterns of News Consumption in a High-Choice Media Environment, Springer Open
Negrea-Busuioc, E., Buturoiu, R., Oprea, D., Boțan, M. (2023). Online hate speech in Romania and its impact on people’s civic engagement with the Roma minority. Revista română de sociologie (în curs de publicare).
Buturoiu, Raluca, Corbu, Nicoleta, Oprea, Denisa-Adriana and Boțan, Mădălina. "Trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Romanian case study" Communications, vol. 47, no. 3, 2022, pp. 375-394.
Boțan, M., Buturoiu, R., Corbu, N., Voloc A. (2020). Deep-Rooted Prejudices: The Online Proliferation of Hate Speech against the Roma Minority Group in Romania. In A. Țăranu (Ed.). Politics and Knowledge. New Trends in Social Research (pp. 56-64). Bologna: Filodiritto Publisher.
Corbu, Nicoleta, Boţan, Mădălina, Buturoiu, Raluca, Dumitrache, Alexandru-Cristian (2020). Patterns of digital behaviour on instant messaging platforms. WhatsApp uses among young people from Romania. Romanian Journal of European Affairs. 20(2), 62-78
Boţan, Mădălina, Corbu, Nicoleta, Sandu, Dani (2016). The Complicated Relation Between News Frames and Political Trust: A Case Study of Romania. Central European Political Studies Review. 18(2-3), 122-140.