Logan Molyneux|Mark Coddington
Aggregation, Clickbait and Their Effect on Perceptions of Journalistic Credibility and Quality
Temple University|Washington and Lee University
many journalists industry observers lament aggregating news underneath sensational headlines erode credibility turn readers scholarly work studied journalists perspectives practice little done understand audiences think aggregation clickbait study uses published original aggregated news articles stimuli two online experiments test readers perceptions news aggregation clickbait aggregation little effect perceptions credibility quality instead writing proficiency closely linked perceptions results also suggest clickbait headlines may lower perceptions credibility quality