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This study aims to conceptualize communication sources by developing a new typology applicable to both traditional and online media.

March 1, 2001Journal of Communication

Conceptualizing sources in online news

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SSS. Shyam SundarPennsylvania State University CNC. NassUniversity of Bonn

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Randomized trial investigates source types influencing perceptions of online news content in a digital environment, suggesting important distinctions for understanding media effects.

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This study aims to conceptualize communication sources by developing a new typology applicable to both traditional and online media.
Conducted a 4-condition experiment with 48 participants reading identical news stories through an online service.
Participants were informed the stories were selected by different types of sources: news editors, computer terminal, other users, or themselves.
Used a questionnaire to assess participants' perceptions of the stories after reading.
Significant variation in news story perception was observed based on the source attribution: news editors, users, and the computer terminal.
Attribution to different sources altered participants' perceptions of the same news content, confirming the typology's relevance.

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Sundar et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8b93bce048d2571bedf14 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02872.x

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Randomized trial investigates source types influencing perceptions of online news content in a digital environment, suggesting important distinctions for understanding media effects.

Conceptualizing sources in online news

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Conceptualizing sources in online news

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