Exploring Trust/Mistrust in Journalistic Practice: An Actor-network Analysis of a Kenyan Newsroom

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dc.contributor.authorWamunyu, Wambui
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-07T12:44:41Z
dc.date.available2022-11-07T12:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-17
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe entry of non-traditional actors into aspects of journalistic practice has been widely explored in scholarship, as have expressions of the public’s trust in journalistic work. However, there is a scarcity of research addressing the construct of trust in relation to the interactions among traditional and non-traditional journalism actors engaged in news production. Through the use of actor-network theory and by applying qualitative case study design, this study focused on the nature of journalistic practice in a digitally disrupted Kenyan newsroom, and how trust/mistrust manifested itself within the actor-network of journalistic practice. Theoretical and thematic analyses established the social and technological actors that had joined the process of journalistic practice while four findings emerged addressing notions of trust/mistrust within the actor-network. These findings were as follows: trust occurs within an established routinized process; trust is enacted within a particular news media environment; new entrants in journalistic practice need to demonstrate value to gain trusted entry in the actor-network; and trust is engendered at institutional level but needs acceptance at individual level.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDaystar University, School of Communicationen_US
dc.identifier.citationWambui Wamunyu (2022): Exploring Trust/Mistrust in Journalistic Practice: An Actor-network Analysis of a Kenyan Newsroom, African Journalism Studies, DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2022.2026430en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3980
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDaystar University, School of Communicationen_US
dc.subjectTrust/Mistrust in Journalistic Practiceen_US
dc.subjectActor-network Analysisen_US
dc.subjectKenyan Newsroomen_US
dc.titleExploring Trust/Mistrust in Journalistic Practice: An Actor-network Analysis of a Kenyan Newsroomen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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