A Citizen-Eye View of Television News Source Credibility

Bibliographic Data

ID3757614
AuthorsAndrea Miller (0000-0002-1235-6982, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA,), Andrea L Miller (0000-0003-1701-8058, Louisiana State University, corresponding author), David Kurpius (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA), David D Kurpius (Louisiana State University)
Year2010
Volume54
Issue2
Pages137-156
Publication date2010-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764210376315
OpenAlexW1985345670
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited43

This experimental study used 244 participants to investigate citizen perceptions of news sources focusing on source credibility. Ten television news stories were created with varying source affiliation (officials or citizens), source race (African American or Caucasian), and type of story (hard or soft news). For the first time, results showed viewers do distinguish between the credibility of official and citizen sources. No difference was found in credibility on the basis of race. Results are discussed within the frameworks of civic journalism, hidden racism, and citizen sources

Advertising · Business · Credibility · Journalism · Media studies · News media · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Race (biology) · Racism · Sociology · Source credibility · Gender Studies · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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