Abstract
Citizens in the Netherlands demand that news media are transparent and responsive to audiences. But above all, the population expects journalism to adopt a more professional manner of self-regulation in order to strengthen news quality. These are the main findings from a large-scale representative survey-the first of its kind-on audience perceptions of news media accountability. Additional results show that citizens are interested in news, but not in the workings of journalism. Only a minority wants to be actively involved in journalism and its accountability mechanisms. This explains why the audience supports a professional liability model of news media accountability rather than a model based on social dialogue.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 121-137 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journalism Studies |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2014 |
Keywords
- audience
- ethics
- journalism
- media accountability
- professionalization
- The Netherlands
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication