Exploring journalists' perceptions of media impact

Yariv Tsfati; Oren Livio

doi:10.1177/107769900808500108

Exploring journalists' perceptions of media impact

Yariv Tsfati, Oren Livio

Department of Communication

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Abstract

How journalists perceive media influence was explored by comparing results from a survey of Israeli journalists (n = 200) and a survey of the Israeli adult population (n = 1,203). As predicted, journalists demonstrated significant third-person perceptions (TPPs), but these were actually smaller than those of the public. Journalists tended more than the public to perceive media influence as positive. Journalists perceiving a stronger media influence were relatively new journalists and worked for local media, but had some formal education in journalism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-130
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Volume	85
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/107769900808500108
State	Published - 2008

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