How Scoop Affect the Credibility of News through Social Media? An Empirical Study
Background: There is a ground shift happening in media industry, not just in news, because of the widening reach of social media. The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in journalistic work ha s been a core concern for journalists. Scoop is sophisticated phenomena in media, which is associated...
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2017
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| Summary: | Background: There is a ground shift happening in media industry, not just in news, because of the widening reach of social media. The use of Social Networking Sites
(SNSs) in journalistic work ha s been a core concern for journalists. Scoop is
sophisticated phenomena in media, which is associated with credibility. Objective: To
verify empirically of this phenomenon, this study examined how scoop affect the
credibility of the news on SNSs. This quantitative study presents and discusses
empirical findings from a survey of 242 Jordanian journalists by questionnaire.
Results: The results indicate that scoop always pushes journalists to communicate with
sources that have a high level of quality and honesty to get real information. In
addition, the results of this study provide positive evidence about the importance of
scoop in maintaining the credibility of the news, journalist, and media, due to the
ongoing verification of the sources that provide news to journalists. Therefore, the
application of credibility criteria in dealing with news on social media contribute to the
organization of this media phenomenon to become more useful to journalists and
society. Conclusion: The competition among journalists to get the news before others,
and the increased use of social networking sites as a source of news, will contribute to
maintaining the use of scoop among journalists, especially given that citizens needing
to know everything in the fastest time and from credible sources. Journalists and media
organizations in Jordan should pay attention to new phenomena associated with the
rapid developments in media work. |
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