Naming the dog on the internet : student reporters’ verification tactics for non-elite newsmakers online

• Main Authors: Tan, Jeanette Rui Si, Duffy, Andrew
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Credibility; Diversity; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82015; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48026
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Digital disruption has challenged newsroom norms, and newsmakers are increasingly sought and found online. But who can reporters trust? In a post-truth, fake-news era, this paper explores how student reporters in Singapore verify the credibility of online newsmakers. The study has three areas of enq...