Since credibility is very hard to define and even harder to earn, media organizations are having difficulty grappling with the fact that readers are finding the media less and less credible. The newspapers are finding it especially hard to compete with other media outlets such as the internet and cable news.
The public has found that digital news such as television programs are more credible and up to date compared to newspapers and other printed materials.Online sources or the Internet have also been enjoying more credibility compared to other sources Factors that influence credibility for these sources are circulation and readership, timeliness and accuracy of the material being printed or broadcasted, and sources from which the materials are gathered. For example, when President Bush ordered the illegal wiretapping of thousands of US citizens in response to the terrorists threat, media was able to come up with thousands of sources regarding the issue.On the other hand, although blogging is becoming a trend in the Internet, it is nevertheless an insufficient source for references as the material is often composed with the personal views of the author compared to straight news.
Here is a blog archive, which although gave various information may not be totally taken as a credible source because the author inputted his own views regarding the topic.Referencehttp://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/12/nsa_and_bushs_i.htmlhttp://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20051230.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/17/bush.nsa/http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=3509
