SOURCES IN THE NEWS A comparative study

被引:89
作者
Tiffen, Rodney [1 ]
Jones, Paul K. [2 ]
Rowe, David [3 ]
Aalberg, Toril [4 ]
Coen, Sharon [5 ]
Curran, James [6 ]
Hayashi, Kaori [7 ]
Iyengar, Shanto [8 ,9 ]
Mazzoleni, Gianpietro [10 ]
Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos [11 ]
Rojas, Hernando [12 ]
Soroka, Stuart [13 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Dept Govt & Int Relat, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Univ New S Wales, Fac Arts, Sch Social Sci, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
[3] Univ Western Sydney, Inst Culture & Soc, Penrith, NSW 1797, Australia
[4] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Sociol & Polit Sci, Trondheim, Norway
[5] Univ Salford, Sch Hlth Sci, Salford M5 4WT, Lancs, England
[6] Goldsmiths Univ London, Media & Commun Dept, London, England
[7] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Interdisciplinary Informat Studies, Tokyo 1138654, Japan
[8] Stanford Univ, Dept Commun, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[9] Stanford Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[10] Univ Milan, Dept Social & Polit Sci, I-20122 Milan, Italy
[11] Univ Athens, Fac Commun & Media Studies, Athens, Greece
[12] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Journalism & Mass Commun, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[13] McGill Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada
关键词
comparative research; content analysis; informed citizenship; news; public service broadcasters (PSBs); sources;
D O I
10.1080/1461670X.2013.831239
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems. However, studying variations in news source patterns across national environments enhances understanding of the media's role. This article is based on a larger project, "Media System, Political Context and Informed Citizenship: A Comparative Study'', involving 11 countries. It seeks, first, to identify differences between countries in the sources quoted in the news; second, to establish whether there are consistent differences across countries between types of media in their sourcing patterns; and, third, to trace any emergent consistent patterns of variation between different types of organization across different countries. A range of findings related to news media source practices is discussed that highlights variations and patterns across different media and countries, thereby questioning common generalizations about the use of sources by newspapers and public service broadcasters. Finally, a case is made for comparative media research that helps enhance the news media's key role as a social institution dedicated to informed citizenship.
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页码:374 / 391
页数:18
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