Chapter 1: Research Survey

This Senior Thesis focuses on Web Credibility in Journalism. It covers previous research on web credibility and online journalism, analyzes and critiques selected web sites for credibility, and provides this web site as both an example and a showcase for the thesis.

Focus of Study:This section outlines the subjects and ideas discussed within the study, and why they were chosen.

User-perceived Credibility:This section provides a discussion of previous research done on user-perceived credibility, or how people assess credibility of web sites.

News Corporations and Internet Journalism:This section discusses the move from paper-only journalism to internet format, and how it has affected large news corporations.

Blogging: The New Media Mogul?:This section talks about web logs, or blogs, and how they are changing the face of contemporary journalism.