This issue of credibility in the news is closely tied to a number of other related fields to the news itself, including …show more content…
The article, entitled “Public Trust or Mistrust? Perceptions of Media Credibility in the Information Age” finds that people are largely skeptical of news no matter where it comes from (Kiousis, 2001). Respondents did, however, give newspapers the highest credibility scores – ranking them above the web and television. In relation to my study, there is no longer a big distinction between newspapers and the internet since every major news site that was once a physical paper also has a strong web presence. Credibility rankings nowadays would take both platforms into