TY - JOUR
T1 - Sources in the news : a comparative study
AU - Tiffen, Rodney
AU - Jones, Paul K.
AU - Rojas, Hernando
AU - Soroka, Stuart
AU - Rowe, David
AU - Aalberg, Toril
AU - Coen, Sharon
AU - Curran, James
AU - Hayashi, Kaori
AU - Iyengar, Shanto
AU - Mazzoleni, Gianpietro
AU - Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems. However, studying variations in news source patterns across national environments enhances understanding of the media's role. This article is based on a larger project, "Media System, Political Context and Informed Citizenship: A Comparative Study", involving 11 countries. It seeks, first, to identify differences between countries in the sources quoted in the news; second, to establish whether there are consistent differences across countries between types of media in their sourcing patterns; and, third, to trace any emergent consistent patterns of variation between different types of organization across different countries. A range of findings related to news media source practices is discussed that highlights variations and patterns across different media and countries, thereby questioning common generalizations about the use of sources by newspapers and public service broadcasters. Finally, a case is made for comparative media research that helps enhance the news media's key role as a social institution dedicated to informed citizenship.
AB - In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems. However, studying variations in news source patterns across national environments enhances understanding of the media's role. This article is based on a larger project, "Media System, Political Context and Informed Citizenship: A Comparative Study", involving 11 countries. It seeks, first, to identify differences between countries in the sources quoted in the news; second, to establish whether there are consistent differences across countries between types of media in their sourcing patterns; and, third, to trace any emergent consistent patterns of variation between different types of organization across different countries. A range of findings related to news media source practices is discussed that highlights variations and patterns across different media and countries, thereby questioning common generalizations about the use of sources by newspapers and public service broadcasters. Finally, a case is made for comparative media research that helps enhance the news media's key role as a social institution dedicated to informed citizenship.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/547904
U2 - 10.1080/1461670X.2013.831239
DO - 10.1080/1461670X.2013.831239
M3 - Article
SN - 1461-670X
VL - 15
SP - 374
EP - 391
JO - Journalism Studies
JF - Journalism Studies
IS - 4
ER -