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Same Scandal, Different Standards: The Effect of Partisanship on Expectations of News Reports about Whistleblowers

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dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Megan A.en
dc.contributor.authorPerryman, Malloryen
dc.contributor.authorShaughnessy, Brittanyen
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-06T20:50:04Zen
dc.date.available2022-03-06T20:50:04Zen
dc.date.issued2021-06-19en
dc.date.updated2022-03-06T20:50:02Zen
dc.description.abstractThis experiment (N = 591) tests whether audiences adjust their standards for what qualifies as fair journalism based the transparency of news editors, the source of the news, and the target of an accusation. In the context of a whistleblower scandal, the results suggest the relationship between the audience member’s ideology and the news story publisher and target influence what details the audience thinks journalists should reveal. Additionally, we find transparency from editors can alter those perceptions.en
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen
dc.format.extent26 page(s)en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2021.1936558en
dc.identifier.eissn1532-7825en
dc.identifier.issn1520-5436en
dc.identifier.orcidDuncan, Megan [0000-0002-0547-2387]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/109181en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
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dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen
dc.subjectCommunicationen
dc.subjectMASS-MEDIAen
dc.subjectBIASen
dc.subjectIDENTIFICATIONen
dc.subjectATTRIBUTIONen
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONSen
dc.subjectMEen
dc.subject1608 Sociologyen
dc.subject2001 Communication and Media Studiesen
dc.subject2002 Cultural Studiesen
dc.titleSame Scandal, Different Standards: The Effect of Partisanship on Expectations of News Reports about Whistleblowersen
dc.title.serialMass Communication and Societyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherEarly Accessen
dc.type.otherJournalen
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