Date of Award
8-14-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Journalism, MSMC
First Advisor
Dr. Mary Pitts
Committee Members
Dr. Dinah Tetteh; Dr. Lillie Fears
Call Number
ISBN 9798662459540
Abstract
Social media usage has changed the methods of communication between individuals, the way people interact, and more importantly it changed the pace of work in the field of media and journalism. Due to that, this study sought to investigate Saudi journalists’ pattern of social media use, their perception regarding the credibility and reliability of social media contents in the field of journalism. Also, this study sought to explore the motives and gratifications behind Saudi journalists use of social media. An online survey was distributed utilizing the snowball distribution technique. 104 participants responded to the survey expressing their perception of social media usage. In conclusion, participants have different patterns of social media use, motive and gratifications, and although there are some factors affecting their perception regarding the credibility of social media contents, participants to a certain extent perceive social media as credible and reliable source for news and information.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Alharethi, Mesfer, "Is Social Media a Reliable Source for Information? An Examination of Social Media Use Among Saudi Journalist" (2020). Student Theses and Dissertations. 368.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/368
Included in
Journalism Studies Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons, Social Media Commons
