Credibility in journalism: a new approach

Authors

  • Silvia Lisboa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
  • Marcia Benetti Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-6924.2017v14n1p51

Abstract

This article proposes an understanding of the concept of credibility from the fields of journalism, philosophy, specifically the Theory of Knowledge, and the discourse studies. Journalistic credibility is defined here as an epistemic predicate attributed to enunciator and their reports. This assignment is made by someone, in an intersubjective relationship, and supported by ethical and moral values. By only gaining meaning and relevance through a perception about the other, we propose a new approach to the concept, through two-dimensional distinction: the constituted credibility of the enunciator and the perceived credibility by the interlocutor. The understanding that credibility unfolds in these two dimensions allows qualifying the application of the concept in empirical researches.

Author Biographies

Silvia Lisboa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação e Informação da UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), mestre pelo mesmo Programa e membro do grupo de pesquisa Nupejor (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Jornalismo) – UFRGS/CNPq. E-mail: lisboasilvia@gmail.com.

Marcia Benetti, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Doutora em Comunicação e Semiótica pela PUC-SP, professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação e Informação da UFRGS, pesquisadora do CNPq e líder do grupo de pesquisa Nupejor (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Jornalismo) – UFRGS/CNPq. E-mail: marcia.benetti@gmail.com.

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Published

2017-10-10

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2017): Memória, credibilidade e questões contemporâneas

Section

Temas Livres

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