Her extensive background as a news researcher includes 12 years as library director for the Miami Herald . Credibility is in the eye of the beholder. To me, a news story is credible when the reporter has found and interviewed sources who either are credible, or else they have been put into appropriate context. Also, I look for whether the reporter interpreted the responses from the interview well. I personally don't believe that the myth of objective reporting is anything more than a myth.
Credibility is in the eye of the beholder.
Someone who witnessed the same event that a reporter did won't see it in the same way as a reporter does. It offers shades of gray, and it allows users to figure out where their own beliefs and viewpoints fit it. One of the great strengths of online news is that you can expand, you can bring in other viewpoints after the initial story has been posted. Context is crucial to credibility, and I think that context is one area where online news can outperform print and broadcast news. That's not really happening much yet, but I think it might in the future.