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Purpose>This study examined the association between media consumers' attitudes toward COVID-19-related content on mainstream, on-demand and social media and trust in the government's ability to handle the pandemic crisis.Design/methodology/approach>The study is based on an online survey of a representative sample of 1,005 Israelis aged 18 and over and focused on consumers' perceptions of media contents as a source of information, social solidarity, criticism and anxiety.Findings>Findings indicate that mainstream media were the primary source of pandemic information. A positive association was found between perceptions of mainstream media as a source of criticism and trust in government's actions. This association was negative regarding social and on-demand media. The more mainstream media contents were perceived as anxiety evoking, the lower participants' trust in government's actions. A positive association was found between perceptions that social media encouraged social solidarity and trust in governmental action.Practical implications>Policymakers should take into consideration that various media operate synergistically to continually construct reality.Originality/value>This study focuses on consumers' perceptions of COVID-related media contents, which are especially important in the current era of media outlet proliferation, distribution and impact on the government. The unique contribution is in the integrated application of media malaise theory, virtuous circle theory and echo chamber theory to explain the correlation between media consumption and public trust during a global crisis in the era of diverse media outlets.Peer review>The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-06-2021-0299.
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At present, the world economy is in recession, especially under the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, China's economy has also been greatly impacted. In this context, the disposable personal income of residents has also declined to varying degrees. More and more people choose economical life. If they can buy a used car in good condition at a good price, they are less likely to buy a brand new one. Under such a consumption concept, China's demand for second-hand cars is increasing. However, although China's second-hand car industry has developed for more than 30 years and the market scale has gradually expanded, there are still many problems behind the prosperity of the second-hand car market. These problems have existed for a long time, leading to a lot of disputes, unhappiness, disappointment, and even threats to the lives of consumers. These long-term problems also affect the virtuous circle of the second-hand car market, and hinder the healthy development of China's economy to a certain extent. In the past, research work mainly focused on the role of new policies, relevant laws and vehicle management and traffic management functions, this paper introduces the blockchain technology, which has the advantages of non tampering, transparency and traceability. This paper attempts to use blockchain technology as an auxiliary means to solve the long-standing problems in the used car market. This paper proposes a framework of used car trading based on blockchain in cloud service environment, and explains the working principle of the framework. Finally, the future research work is prospected. © 2021 IEEE.