Online News Credibility: An Examination of the Perceptions of Newspaper Journalists

被引:86
作者
Cassidy, William P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Northern Illinois Univ, Dept Commun, De Kalb, IL 60115 USA
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D O I
10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00334.x
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 [文学]; 0503 [新闻传播学];
摘要
This study examines print and online daily newspaper journalists' perceptions of the credibility of Internet news information, as well as the influence of several factors-most notably, professional role conceptions-on those perceptions. Credibility was measured as a multidimensional construct. The results of a survey of U.S. journalists (N = 655) show that Internet news information was viewed as moderately credible overall and that online newspaper journalists rated Internet news information as significantly more credible than did print newspaper journalists. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that Internet reliance was a strong positive predictor of credibility. Two professional role conceptions also emerged as significant predictors. The populist mobilizer role conception was a significant positive predictor of online news credibility, while the adversarial role conception was a significant negative predictor. Demographic characteristics of print and online daily newspaper journalists did not influence their perceptions of online news credibility.
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