Shifting Roles, Enduring Values: The Credible Journalist in a Digital Age

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link SHIFTING ROLES, ENDURING VALUES: The CREDIBLE JOURNALIST in a DIGITAL AGEArthur S. Hayes, Jane B. Singer and Jerry Ceppos AbstractWhen everyone can be a publisher, what distinguishes the journalist? This article considers contemporary challenges to institutional roles in a digital media environment, then focuses on three broad journalistic normative values --authenticity, accountability and autonomy --that affect the credibility of both the journalist and the content he or she provides. A set of questions that can help citizens determine the trustworthiness of the information available to them also is provided. Roles and Values: 2

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