Dimensions of Media Credibility: Highlights of the 1985 ASNE Survey

McGrath, Kristin; Gaziano, Cecilie

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“…In contrast, some research on chain newspapers suggests that they place more emphasis on profits than independently owned newspapers (Busterna, 1988b(Busterna, , 1989Demers: 1991;Demers & Wackman, 1988;McGrath & Gaziano, 1986: Soloski, 1979, but other studies are mixed or suggest that there is no difference between chains and independents (Coulson, 1994;Demers, 1996bDemers, , 1996cOlien, & Tichenor, 1989;Olien, Tichenor, & Donohue, 1988; for review, see Jeffres, 1994).…”

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Revisiting Corporate Newspaper Structure and Profit Making

Demers¹

1998

Journal of Media Economics

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A national probability survey of newspapers conducted in 1993 found that the more a newspaper exhibits the characteristics of the corporate form of organization, the less emphasis it places on profits as an organizational goal and the more emphasis it places on product quality and other nonprofit goals. However, another survey conducted in the fall of 1996 failed to support the profit findings. The study detailed in this article was conducted in 1997 in an attempt to resolve the discrepancy. Corporate newspapers, I argue, are structurally organized to maximize profits, but they place less emphasis on profits because they (a) have a greater division of labor and role specialization, (b) are more financially stable and secure, and (c) are more likely to be controlled by professional managers. The findings from the most recent survey support the original 1993 data: Corporate newspapers place less emphasis on profits and much more emphasis on product quality and other nonprofit goals.

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Section: Empirical Researchmentioning

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Revisiting Corporate Newspaper Structure and Profit Making

Demers¹

1998

Journal of Media Economics

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“…Case studies by Soloski (1979) and by McGrath and Gaziano (1986) concluded that chain ownership increases the pressure for greater profits and reduced costs. Blankenburg (1983) and Busterna (1988b) also found that newspapers owned by the Gannett Company, one of the largest chains in the United States, charge higher advertising prices than other papers.…”

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Corporate Newspaper Structure, Profits, and Organizational Goals

Demers¹

1996

Journal of Media Economics

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“…Media credibility is one of the most vastly studied areas in mass communication research. The topic of credibility has eISSN: 2637-0360 caused confusion and contradiction to several journalism professionals, scholars, and policy makers (McGrath & Gaziano, 1986).…”

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Media Credibility, Misinformation, and Communication Patterns during MCO of COVID-19 in Malaysia

Loh¹,

Chiang

2022

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During Movement Control Order (MCO) of COVID-19, many information has been disseminated through both traditional and social media. Some of that information was credible and came from reliable sources while other information was fake and included misinformation, disinformation, and infodemic. The people needed credible information rather than fake one in this critical time. This study aimed to explore the credibility of media, information sources, the main issues, and preferred communication patterns and method of works perceived by Malaysians during MCO. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed, and 210 were returned. The results of this study showed that the majority of respondents 69% relied on new media as their main source of information compared to 30.9% who relied on traditional media. However, a total of 64.8% of respondents considered traditional media as more credible and accurate compared to 35.2% for new media. Additionally, the main concerns and issues followed by respondents on media were health, economic, social, education and others. Finally, a total of 55.7% preferred face to face communication compared to 44.3% who preferred online communication. A total of 51% of respondents preferred to work from the workplace or office compared to 49% who preferred to work from home. Television played a significant role during the pandemic period due to its high credibility as perceived by Malaysians. The main intriguing implication of this study is considering the traditional media as more credible than social media by the Malaysians although the social media was their main source of information.

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Dimensions of Media Credibility: Highlights of the 1985 ASNE Survey

Cited by 9 publications

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Revisiting Corporate Newspaper Structure and Profit Making

Revisiting Corporate Newspaper Structure and Profit Making

Corporate Newspaper Structure, Profits, and Organizational Goals

Media Credibility, Misinformation, and Communication Patterns during MCO of COVID-19 in Malaysia

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