The Trouble With Transparency

Allen, David S.

doi:10.1080/14616700801997224

Cited by 108 publications

(37 citation statements)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The quest for objectivity, for example, is mainly intended to generate professional status in the eyes of society (Allen, 2008). An important means to achieve that goal consists of using and referring to elite sources, because these are perceived as more credible by the general public (Austin and Dong, 1994;Ward, 1985).…”

Section: Traditional Citizen Roles In News Outputmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In many cases this has led to an increasingly transparent way of conducting journalism, preferring accountability over the quest for objectivity (Allen, 2008;Friend and Singer, 2007). More important in the context of this paper, however, it has also genuinely opened the door to the public's input and lowered the threshold for looking for information in citizen (Web) environments (Graves, 2007;Lewis et al, 2010;Russell, 2007).…”

Section: New Roles For Common Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Printed Rise of the Common Man

Keyser¹,

Raeymaeckers²

2012

Journalism Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Journalists have traditionally focused on a small range of elite sources. Far less attention went to ordinary or common people, resulting in little visibility for that community in news output. However, bottom-up Web 2.0 technologies have given common people new communication tools, allowing them to disperse information autonomously. This has made traditional news media aware of a public desire for bottom-up participation in the news production process. Accordingly, some news media have begun to offer their own participation features. Bearing this context in mind, we address the question whether Web 2.0 has helped increase the visibility and importance of the common people in daily news output. Via a content analysis of five Flemish newspapers, the current representation of ordinary citizens is compared to a decade ago, before the appearance Web 2.0. The analysis shows that citizens appear more prominently in the news nowadays.

show abstract

Section: Traditional Citizen Roles In News Outputmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: New Roles For Common Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

The Printed Rise of the Common Man

Keyser¹,

Raeymaeckers²

2012

Journalism Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In recent years many practitioners and researchers have proposed that a new norm, transparency, is changing the way journalism builds credibility. Moreover, it is also suggested that transparency actually improves journalistic credibility and that users will put greater trust in news media as a results of this shift in journalistic practice (Allen, 2008;Gillmor, 2004;Karlsson, 2011;Kovach & Rosenstiehl, 2001;Lasorsa, 2012;Plaisance, 2007;Singer, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Karlsson¹,

Clerwall²,

Nord³

2014

Journalism Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PreprintThis is the submitted version of a paper published in Journalism Studies. Citation for the original published paper (version of record):Karlsson, M., Clerwall, C., Nord, L. (2014) You ain´t seen nothing yet.: Transparency' s (lack of ) Effect on Source and Message Credibility. AbstractTransparency has been proposed to both change the way journalism is being produced and increase its credibility. However, little research has been conducted to assess the connection between transparency and credibility. This study utilizes an experimental setting (N=1320) to measure what impact transparency have on source and message credibility from the user perspective. The results reveals an almost absence of any transparency effect on both source and message credibility although some small significant effects could be observed primarily regarding internal hyperlinks, comments and contextual information. Although further research is desperately needed in this area the study suggest that transparency does not affect the credibility of journalism in the eyes of the contemporary audience and thus have limited appeal as a new norm in journalism.

show abstract

“…It includes an obligation not only to do right things but also to do those things for the right reasons; doing the right thing for the right reason should establish and encourage trust in the journalist-audience relationship (Vultee, 2010). Allen (2008) notes that transparency is often associated with credibility, but he cautions that the two notions are not necessarily linked. In the end, he suggests that news outlets adopt greater transparency (such as attributing sources) but warns that audiences may not react with more trust (Allen, 2008).…”

Section: Background and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Allen (2008) notes that transparency is often associated with credibility, but he cautions that the two notions are not necessarily linked. In the end, he suggests that news outlets adopt greater transparency (such as attributing sources) but warns that audiences may not react with more trust (Allen, 2008).…”

Section: Background and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 96%

Unnamed Sources: A Utilitarian Exploration of their Justification and Guidelines for Limited Use

Duffy

Freeman

2011

Journal of Mass Media Ethics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article critically examines the practice of unnamed sourcing in journalism. A literature review highlights arguments in favor of and against their use. The authors examine some common examples of anonymous sourcing using the lens of utilitarianism, the ethical model commonly used to justify the practice. We find that few uses of unnamed sourcing can be justified when weighed against diminished credibility and threats to fair, transparent reporting. The authors suggest specific guidelines for journalists that, if followed, would curb many of the pedestrian uses of unnamed sourcing but still allow for the practice in specific circumstances.Critics and scholars have long pointed to the overuse of unnamed sourcing as a vexing problem in journalism. Over the last decade, these complaints have reached a fever pitch. The ombudsmen for both the New York Times and Washington Post recently chastised their own papers for abusing the practice

show abstract

The Trouble With Transparency

Cited by 108 publications

References 15 publications

The Printed Rise of the Common Man

The Printed Rise of the Common Man

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Unnamed Sources: A Utilitarian Exploration of their Justification and Guidelines for Limited Use

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About