Publications

Publication details [#58915]

Winter, Stefan and Nicole C. Krämer. 2014. A question of credibility – Effects of source cues and recommendations on information selection on news sites and blogs. Communications 39 (4) : 435–456.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

cue validity | information chunking | internet | news reporting | selection restriction

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/COMM/html

Annotation

Laypersons employ credibility cues when selecting which online articles to read. Media reputation appears paramount for online news sites, whilst in blogs, ratings are reckoned with more often.