The News: Examining Perceptions of Information Product Quality (IPQ)

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  • Junghyun Nam
  • Roberta Lamb
چکیده

In a democracy, news information is vital information which affects people’s thinking process and their opinions. This study will evaluate the perceived IPQ (Information Product Quality) of news as it is disseminated via various media. When we consider the quality of news products, we examine not only news content, but also the form in which news products are delivered and presented. In this study, we consider how news products that deliver merchandisable information can be evaluated as a 'package'.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006