Readers value objectivity over transparency

Edson C. Tandoc, Ryan J. Thomas

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Abstract

This study explored the effects of objectivity and transparency on perceived news credibility and newsworthiness. Some journalism scholars and practitioners have argued that transparency is replacing objectivity, which has been a dominant standard in traditional journalism. An online experiment (n=222) found that objective articles were rated more credible and more newsworthy than opinionated articles, while non-transparent articles were rated more credible than transparent articles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-45
Number of pages14
JournalNewspaper Research Journal
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017

Keywords

  • blog
  • credibility
  • experiment
  • journalistic norms
  • newsworthiness
  • objectivity
  • online news
  • opinionated news and transparency

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