How do journalists seek information from sources? A systematic review

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Highlights:

• Journalists depend on others for much of the information in their stories.

• Source balancing supplements information checking by focusing on the set of sources.

• Multiple instances of information seeking combine into an intersecting mesh.

• Sources may have an agenda and often provide ideas for additional stories.

• Journalists engage in boundary work to regulate their relationship with sources.

摘要

•Journalists depend on others for much of the information in their stories.•Source balancing supplements information checking by focusing on the set of sources.•Multiple instances of information seeking combine into an intersecting mesh.•Sources may have an agenda and often provide ideas for additional stories.•Journalists engage in boundary work to regulate their relationship with sources.

论文关键词:Journalist,Reporter,Source,Source selection,Information seeking,Information behavior

论文评审过程:Received 18 June 2022, Revised 22 July 2022, Accepted 1 September 2022, Available online 8 September 2022, Version of Record 8 September 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2022.103087