Abstract
The role of journalists and journalism has progressed into a more
digitalized journalism. Social Networking Sites (SNSs) allow people
to take part in online activities and remove the barrier for online
users to publish and share information at any place at any time.This
article intends to show that credibility of social media is a key factor
that enhance public engagement and communication effectiveness
in the digital/social media, and the factors that could affect the
credibility of news from SNSs. Based on the literature review, this
article reviews journalists’ awareness of SNSs; an understanding of
what constitute ‘news credibility’ is pursued; and finally, this article
compares SNSs news credibility to traditional media; and
journalists’ dependence on SNSs for news content. The review
suggested various factors affect the credibility of news from the new
media, which is linked to journalism work. These include: the
interactive media, technology acceptance, quality of news’ source,
and the exposure of the media. The review of the literature suggests
the dire research needs to focus on journalists’ perspectives and
attitudes towards the new media to ensure credibility of news and
journalism is continuously sustained and improved.
Amjad Omar Safori, Rosli Bin Mohammed, Nik Adzrieman B. Abd Rahman. (2016) Illuminating the needs to study journalists’ perspectives and attitudes on the credibility of news on social networking (SNSs) sites , Journal of Media Studies, Volume 31, Issue 2.
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