Entrenched in detachment

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2011-06-01

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MediaAcT/Erich Brost Institute

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In a media system where self-regulation is poorly institutionalized, the development of media accountability online practices is in the hands of initiatives of the newsrooms under the scrutiny of a vibrant of media bloggers. The polarization of political positions in the blogosphere and the principles of journalistic neutrality clash with a dynamic that seems to deter transparency practices. Online-only news sites seem to be more keen than traditional media websites to be responsive to the audience, but accountability is seen more as a natural feature of the Internet than as a journalistic principle.

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Accountability, Ethics, Internet, Journalism, Media, Online, Responsiveness, Social Media, Transparency, United States

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