Is watchdog journalism satisfactory journalism?
The study examines perceptions of watchdog journalism in three European countries: Britain, Denmark, and Spain, and shows that the general public’s appreciation of the watchdog model is evident, regardless of critics’ fears that it may eventually lead to cynicism and disaffection with politics. The...
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| description | The study examines perceptions of watchdog journalism in three European countries: Britain, Denmark, and Spain, and shows that the general public’s appreciation of the watchdog model is evident, regardless of critics’ fears that it may eventually lead to cynicism and disaffection with politics. The study further suggests that citizens tend to have similar expectations of the media that determine their level of contentment with political news coverage, despite the important differences in what they actually get from the news and how satisfied they are. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1df5cd9c-273e-431e-8386-4c8d3b0dd6942022-03-26T11:13:48ZIs watchdog journalism satisfactory journalism?Working paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:1df5cd9c-273e-431e-8386-4c8d3b0dd694News media,journalism,publishingMedia and Public PolicyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism2013Jebril, NThe study examines perceptions of watchdog journalism in three European countries: Britain, Denmark, and Spain, and shows that the general public’s appreciation of the watchdog model is evident, regardless of critics’ fears that it may eventually lead to cynicism and disaffection with politics. The study further suggests that citizens tend to have similar expectations of the media that determine their level of contentment with political news coverage, despite the important differences in what they actually get from the news and how satisfied they are. |
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