Analysis of Source Credibility Status In the TELEGRAM News Channels From the Contents Producer's Perspective and Communication Specialists

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ghader Bastani 1
Akbar Nasrollahi 2
1 PhD in Social Communication Sciences
2 Faculty member of Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch
10.22034/jcsc.2020.109471.1933
Abstract
Abstract
The growth of fake news in cyberspace has given renewed attention to the source credibility in modern media and has brought modern humans into the "era of credibility of information" from the "information age". The present study intends to investigate what factors have influenced the source's credibility in the new media, in order to provide a platform for coping with the publication of fake news. To this end, the researcher conducted a semi-structured interview with content producers in the Persian news channels of the TELEGRAM messenger and communications science specialist, and, using the method of Thematic Analysis, 36 items were cited based on the statements presented in the interviews, Identify and categorize them in six main categories. The sample size used for the interview is 25 people. Major categories include "evolution in the concept of information credibility", "Commodification of news and advertising", "the decline of social responsibility and professionalism," "the new approach to the production of style and content of news," "change In the news values "and" Changes in the traditional concept of the gatekeeping of news ", was obtained in the direction of the research. It has been suggested that media policymakers, while upgrading the user / audience media literacy,

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Cultural Studies & Communication
Volume 16, Issue 61
Winter 2021
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