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Credibility is the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Traditionally, credibility is composed of two primary dimensions: trustworthiness and expertise, which have both objective and subjective components. That is, trustworthiness is a receiver judgment based on subjective factors. Expertise can be similarly subjectively perceived but includes relatively objective characteristics of the source or message as well (e. g. , source credentials or information quality). Some secondary dimensions include source dynamism (charisma) and physical attractiveness, for example.

Credibility online has become an important topic since the mid-1990s, as the web has increasingly become an information resource. The Credibility and Digital Media Project @ UCSB highlights recent and ongoing work in this area, including recent consideration of digital media, youth, and credibility. In addition, the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University has studied web credibility and proposed the principal components of online credibility and a general theory called Prominence-Interpretation Theory.

According to the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics, professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalists credibility. Integrity is Consistency of actions values methods measures and principles See Preamble

"Street cred" is a contemporary neologism referring to credibility or acceptability among young or fashionable inner-city residents, particularly those who support the hip-hop industry. A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word" is a word that although devised relatively recently in a specific time period has been The inner city is the central area of a major city or metropolis Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. [1] [2]

See also

Credibility Research Reviews

References

  1. ^ street cred - Definitions from Dictionary.com
  2. ^ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Street_cred


Dictionary

credibility

-noun

  1. reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
  2. (law) Whether or not a witness is being truthful.
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