{"id":2561,"date":"2013-05-19T12:15:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2013-05-19T12:15:15","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T16:15:15","slug":"inside-pr-3-32-how-do-you-assign-authority-and-credibility-in-the-era-of-instant-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2013\/05\/19\/inside-pr-3-32-how-do-you-assign-authority-and-credibility-in-the-era-of-instant-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside PR 3.32: How do you assign authority and credibility in the era of instant news?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3309\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2561-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_332_FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_332_FINAL.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/IPR_332_FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D2561\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>[display_podcast]<\/p>\n<p>This week, Gini Dietrich talks about what it was like to be in Europe when the news of the Boston marathon explosion reached her. The reality of knowing almost instantly about something combined with a sense of distance fed by different mainstream media news agendas and the sense of being out of sync that occurs in a different time zone.<\/p>\n<p>How can we assign credibility to sources we encounter for the first time during a fast breaking news event? While mainstream media may occasionally <a title=\"CNN is excoriated for its Boston coverage\" href=\"http:\/\/theweek.com\/article\/index\/243115\/watch-jon-stewart-slams-cnns-boston-bombing-coverage\" target=\"_blank\">lapse<\/a>, can the application of professional journalistic practices be counted on to produce more reliable coverage in the whole?<\/p>\n<p>Martin points to the recent\u00a0<a title=\"Twitter hack reveals security problems\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2013\/04\/23\/technology\/security\/ap-twitter-hacked\/\" target=\"_blank\">AP Twitter hacking<\/a> incident, which he says drives home the responsibility we all have to approach anything we hear or see with a degree of skepticism.<\/p>\n<p>Joe likens this to moving around in a darkened room. We know we&#8217;ve had contact with something, but we can&#8217;t really see what it is. Judgment and speculation become overly close\u00a0neighbors\u00a0at times like these.<\/p>\n<p>How do you assign authority and credibility in the era of instant news?<\/p>\n<p>********************************************<\/p>\n<p>Send us an email or an audio comment to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:insideprcomments@gmail.com\">insideprcomments@gmail.com<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a title=\"Inside PR Community on Google+\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/107220947721041165633\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Google+ Community<\/a>, join the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=101489863251163\" target=\"_blank\">Inside PR Facebook<\/a>\u00a0group, leave us a comment here, message us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inside_pr\">@inside_pr<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, or connect with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ginidietrich\" target=\"_blank\">Gini Dietrich<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thornley\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Thornley<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/martinwaxman\">Martin Waxman<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter. Our theme music was created by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortheloveofrecords.com\/\">Damon de Szegheo<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerdey.com\/\">Roger Dey<\/a>\u00a0is our announcer. Inside PR is produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kristinesimpson\" target=\"_blank\">Kristine Simpson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Ashlea LeCompte on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ashlealecompte\">Ashlea LeCompte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[display_podcast] This week, Gini Dietrich talks about what it was like to be in Europe when the news of the Boston marathon explosion reached her. 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