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This cross-cultural experiment (N = 620) tested the impact of the use of anonymous sources on perceived news story credibility in America and China, two countries with assumed different journalistic standards. Both Americans and Chinese rated news stories with only anonymous sources as less credible...

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Published in:The international communication gazette 2014-12, Vol.76 (8), p.641-660
Main Authors: Pjesivac, Ivanka, Rui, Rachel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americas
Anonymity
China
Cross-cultural analysis
Cultural norms
Intercultural communication
News
U.S.A
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Summary:This cross-cultural experiment (N = 620) tested the impact of the use of anonymous sources on perceived news story credibility in America and China, two countries with assumed different journalistic standards. Both Americans and Chinese rated news stories with only anonymous sources as less credible than stories with identified sources. The attitude of Americans towards news stories was found to be more positive. The study represents the first comparative research on the topic with rigorously established cross-cultural equivalences. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd
ISSN:1748-0485
DOI:10.1177/1748048514548534