Annotated Bibliography on Online News Credibility

This annotated bibliography provides a review of four research papers on the credibility of online news sources. The papers explore the perceptions of journalists towards the credibility of online news media and compare it with traditional news media. The authors of the papers are experts in the field of communication and the papers are peer-reviewed. The similarities and differences between the papers suggest that they lay more stress on the matters that deal with the credibility of the internet sources that provide the concerned readers with the news on the various matters that have been taking place.

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Annotated bibliography
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Cassidy (2007)
1. What is the paper’s reference in the IEEE style?
[1] W.P. Cassidy, 2007. Online News Credibility: An Examination of the Perceptions of Newspaper
Journalists. [Online] Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1083-
6101.2007.00334.x [Accessed 17 May 2018].
2. How did you find the paper? If applicable, write a list of the search terms you used.
I came across this paper using the assistance of the search engines since I needed the information
on the perceptions of the newspaper journalists on the credibility of the news that is published online.
3. Was the paper peer-reviewed? Explain how you found out.
The paper can be understood to be peer-reviewed since it bears all the marks and notifications of
being reviewed by the peers such as the volume number and the issue number of the wherein it had
been published.
4. Does the author(s) work in a university or a government-funded research institute? If so, which
university or research institute? If not, where do they work?
The author of the concerned article, William P. Cassidy is one of the eminent assistant professors in
the Department of Communication at the eminent University of Illinois.
5. What does this tell you about their expertise? Are they an expert in the topic area?
The author might be known as an expert in the matters that relate to the media content due to the fact
that the author has been researching in the fields related to the media coverage and content.
6. What was the paper about?
The paper deals examination of the perceptions that are shared by the various journalists of the print
and the online newspapers on the credibility of the information that is shared by the journalists who
have been reporting over the internet.
7. Is this paper similar to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and why?
The paper bears the similarity with the other papers due to the fact that the concerned paper deals
with the credibility of the information that might be obtained from the news that is procured from the
internet over the credibility of the news that is obtained from the other news sources like the print
media or the television media.
8. Is this paper different to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and
why?
The concerned paper in discussion relates majorly to the credibility of the news that is obtained from
the various sources that are present all over the internet. The paper is majorly similar to the other
papers that have been considered for the assignment.
9. What do these similarities and differences suggest? What are your observations? Do you have any
new ideas? Do you have any conclusions?
The similarities and the differences in the various papers suggest that the concerned papers lay more
stress on the matters that deal with the credibility of the internet sources that provide the concerned
readers with the news on the various matters that have been taking place. The article tends to deal
with the relevancy and the truthfulness of he news and observes that the news published on the net is
actually credible in most cases.
10. How do you envisage this reading contributing to your group’s research paper?

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The article might help the concerned group in the matters that relate to the credibility of the news
sources that are available over the internet. This might help the group to enhance the quality of the
research by incorporating within it the various available literature on the concerned topic.

3ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chung, Nam & Stefanone, 2012 (2012)
1. What is the paper’s reference in the IEEE style?
[2] C.J.,Chung, Y. Nam, & M.A.,Stefanone, 2012. Exploring Online News Credibility: The Relative
Influence of Traditional and Technological Factors. [Online] Available at:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2011.01565.x [Accessed 17 May 2018].
2. How did you find the paper? If applicable, write a list of the search terms you used.
I came across this paper using the assistance of the search engines since I needed the information
on the perceptions of the newspaper journalists on the credibility of the news that is published online.
3. Was the paper peer-reviewed? Explain how you found out.
The paper can be understood to be peer-reviewed since it bears all the marks and notifications of
being reviewed by the peers such as the volume number and the issue number of the wherein it had
been published.
4. Does the author(s) work in a university or a government-funded research institute? If so, which
university or research institute? If not, where do they work?
The first author holds the post of an academic researcher in the esteemed University of Buffalo. The
second author has received his doctoral degree from the esteemed University of Buffalo. The third
author of the article is an eminent professor in the esteemed University of Buffalo. The authors of the
project have been attached with and working at the Department of Communication at the esteemed
University of Buffalo.
5. What does this tell you about their expertise? Are they an expert in the topic area?
The working sector and department that is attended by the authors of the article are all related to the
area of communicational studies. This gives the authors the credibility to portray their expertise in the
matter.
6. What was the paper about?
The paper deals with the various technological and traditional factors that are involved with the
credibility of the three different source categories of the online news.
7. Is this paper similar to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and why?
The paper bears the similarity with the other papers due to the fact that the concerned paper deals
with the credibility of the information that might be obtained from the news that is procured from the
internet over the credibility of the news that is obtained from the other news sources like the print
media or the television media.
8. Is this paper different to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and
why?
The concerned paper in discussion relates majorly to the credibility of the news that is obtained from
the various sources that are present all over the internet. The paper is majorly similar to the other
papers that have been considered for the assignment.
9. What do these similarities and differences suggest? What are your observations? Do you have any
new ideas? Do you have any conclusions?
The similarities and the differences in the various papers suggest that the concerned papers lay more
stress on the matters that deal with the credibility of the internet sources that provide the concerned
readers with the news on the various matters that have been taking place. The article tends to deal
with the relevancy and the truthfulness of he news and observes that the news published on the net is
actually credible in most cases.
10. How do you envisage this reading contributing to your group’s research paper?

4ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The article might help the concerned group in the matters that relate to the credibility of the news
sources that are available over the internet. This might help the group to enhance the quality of the
research by incorporating within it the various available literature on the concerned topic.

5ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hayes, Singer & Ceppos (2007)
1. What is the paper’s reference in the IEEE style?
[3] A.S., Hayes, J.B. Singer, & J. Ceppos, 2007. SHIFTING ROLES, ENDURING VALUES: The
CREDIBLE JOURNALIST in a DIGITAL AGE. [Online] Available at:
http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/3459/6/2007RolesValuesJMMESinger.pdf [Accessed 17 May 2018].
2. How did you find the paper? If applicable, write a list of the search terms you used.
I came across this paper using the assistance of the search engines since I needed the information
on the perceptions of the newspaper journalists on the credibility of the news that is published online.
3. Was the paper peer-reviewed? Explain how you found out.
The paper can be understood to be peer-reviewed since it bears all the marks and notifications of
being reviewed by the peers such as the volume number and the issue number of the wherein it had
been published.
4. Does the author(s) work in a university or a government-funded research institute? If so, which
university or research institute? If not, where do they work?
The authors of this article are the teaching members and the research scholars of the esteemed
universities that are operational in the United States of America and are involved in the departments
of communication in the concerned universities.
5. What does this tell you about their expertise? Are they an expert in the topic area?
The occupational and educational positions that are held by the concerned authors gives them an
added credibility and command over the subject.
6. What was the paper about?
The paper dealt with the various challenges that are faced by the journalists in the contemporary
society and in the digital environment existent in the present scenario.
7. Is this paper similar to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and why?
The paper bears the similarity with the other papers due to the fact that the concerned paper deals
with the credibility of the information that might be obtained from the news that is procured from the
internet over the credibility of the news that is obtained from the other news sources like the print
media or the television media.
8. Is this paper different to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and
why?
The concerned paper in discussion relates majorly to the credibility of the news that is obtained from
the various sources that are present all over the internet. The paper is majorly similar to the other
papers that have been considered for the assignment.
9. What do these similarities and differences suggest? What are your observations? Do you have any
new ideas? Do you have any conclusions?
The similarities and the differences in the various papers suggest that the concerned papers lay more
stress on the matters that deal with the credibility of the internet sources that provide the concerned
readers with the news on the various matters that have been taking place. The article tends to deal
with the relevancy and the truthfulness of he news and observes that the news published on the net is
actually credible in most cases.
10. How do you envisage this reading contributing to your group’s research paper?

6ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The article might help the concerned group in the matters that relate to the credibility of the news
sources that are available over the internet. This might help the group to enhance the quality of the
research by incorporating within it the various available literature on the concerned topic.

7ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kovačič, Erjavec, & Štular (2009)
1. What is the paper’s reference in the IEEE style?
[4] M.P., Kovačič, K. Erjavec, & K., Štular, 2009. Credibility of Traditional vs. Online News Media: A
Historical Change in Journalists’ Perceptions? [Online] Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/88479
[Accessed 17 May 2018].
2. How did you find the paper? If applicable, write a list of the search terms you used.
I came across this paper using the assistance of the search engines since I needed the information
on the perceptions of the newspaper journalists on the credibility of the news that is published online.
3. Was the paper peer-reviewed? Explain how you found out.
The paper can be understood to be peer-reviewed since it bears all the marks and notifications of
being reviewed by the peers such as the volume number and the issue number of the wherein it had
been published.
4. Does the author(s) work in a university or a government-funded research institute? If so, which
university or research institute? If not, where do they work?
The authors of this article are the teaching members and the research scholars of the esteemed
universities that are operational in Slovenia and are involved in the departments of communication in
the concerned universities.
5. What does this tell you about their expertise? Are they an expert in the topic area?
The occupational and educational positions that are held by the concerned authors gives them an
added credibility and command over the subject.
6. What was the paper about?
The paper puts forth a comparison on the credibility of the news published in the online news
websites and that published over the traditional news media.
7. Is this paper similar to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and why?
The paper bears the similarity with the other papers due to the fact that the concerned paper deals
with the credibility of the information that might be obtained from the news that is procured from the
internet over the credibility of the news that is obtained from the other news sources like the print
media or the television media.
8. Is this paper different to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and
why?
The concerned paper in discussion relates majorly to the credibility of the news that is obtained from
the various sources that are present all over the internet. The paper is majorly similar to the other
papers that have been considered for the assignment.
9. What do these similarities and differences suggest? What are your observations? Do you have any
new ideas? Do you have any conclusions?
The similarities and the differences in the various papers suggest that the concerned papers lay more
stress on the matters that deal with the credibility of the internet sources that provide the concerned
readers with the news on the various matters that have been taking place. The article tends to deal
with the relevancy and the truthfulness of he news and observes that the news published on the net is
actually credible in most cases.
10. How do you envisage this reading contributing to your group’s research paper?

8ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The article might help the concerned group in the matters that relate to the credibility of the news
sources that are available over the internet. This might help the group to enhance the quality of the
research by incorporating within it the various available literature on the concerned topic.

9ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Speakman (2011)
1. What is the paper’s reference in the IEEE style?
[5] B., Speakman, 2011. PRINT vs. ONLINE JOURNALISM: ARE BELIEVABILITY AND ACCURACY
AFFECTED BY WHERE READERS FIND INFORMATION? [Online] Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=journalismdiss [Accessed
17 May 2018].
2. How did you find the paper? If applicable, write a list of the search terms you used.
I came across this paper using the assistance of the search engines since I needed the information
on the perceptions of the newspaper journalists on the credibility of the news that is published online.
3. Was the paper peer-reviewed? Explain how you found out.
The paper can be understood not to be peer-reviewed since it does not bear all the marks and
notifications of being reviewed by the peers such as the volume number and the issue number of the
wherein it had been published.
4. Does the author(s) work in a university or a government-funded research institute? If so, which
university or research institute? If not, where do they work?
The author of this article is one of the research scholars of one of the esteemed universities that are
operational in Nebraska-Lincoln and have been involved in the department of communication in the
concerned university.
5. What does this tell you about their expertise? Are they an expert in the topic area?
The occupational and educational positions that is held by the concerned author gives the author an
added credibility and command over the subject.
6. What was the paper about?
The concerned paper in discussion deals with the accuracy and the believability of the online and the
print media that is studied through the comments of the readers of the newspapers of a small
community in Texas.
7. Is this paper similar to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and why?
The paper bears the similarity with the other papers due to the fact that the concerned paper deals
with the credibility of the information that might be obtained from the news that is procured from the
internet over the credibility of the news that is obtained from the other news sources like the print
media or the television media.
8. Is this paper different to other papers you have read for this assignment? If so, which papers and
why?
The concerned paper in discussion relates majorly to the credibility of the news that is obtained from
the various sources that are present all over the internet. The paper is majorly similar to the other
papers that have been considered for the assignment.
9. What do these similarities and differences suggest? What are your observations? Do you have any
new ideas? Do you have any conclusions?
The similarities and the differences in the various papers suggest that the concerned papers lay more
stress on the matters that deal with the credibility of the internet sources that provide the concerned
readers with the news on the various matters that have been taking place. The article tends to deal
with the relevancy and the truthfulness of he news and observes that the news published on the net is
actually credible in most cases.
10. How do you envisage this reading contributing to your group’s research paper?

10ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The article might help the concerned group in the matters that relate to the credibility of the news
sources that are available over the internet. This might help the group to enhance the quality of the
research by incorporating within it the various available literature on the concerned topic.

11ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
References
Cassidy, W.P., 2007. Online News Credibility: An Examination of the Perceptions of Newspaper
Journalists. [Online] Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1083-
6101.2007.00334.x [Accessed 17 May 2018].
Chung, C.J., Nam, Y. & Stefanone, M.A., 2012. Exploring Online News Credibility: The
Relative Influence of Traditional and Technological Factors. [Online] Available at:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2011.01565.x [Accessed 17 May
2018].
Hayes, A.S., Singer, J.B. & Ceppos, J., 2007. SHIFTING ROLES, ENDURING VALUES: The
CREDIBLE JOURNALIST in a DIGITAL AGE. [Online] Available at:
http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/3459/6/2007RolesValuesJMMESinger.pdf [Accessed 17 May 2018].
Kovačič, M.P., Erjavec, K. & Štular, K., 2009. Credibility of Traditional vs. Online News
Media: A Historical Change in Journalists’ Perceptions? [Online] Available at:
https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/88479 [Accessed 17 May 2018].
Speakman, B., 2011. PRINT vs. ONLINE JOURNALISM: ARE BELIEVABILITY AND
ACCURACY AFFECTED BY WHERE READERS FIND INFORMATION? [Online] Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=journalismdiss
[Accessed 17 May 2018].