%0 Journal Article %T The media journalism credibility as a result of a cooperation between professionals and amateurs %A Furman, Wojciech %J Media Research Issues %V 2016 %R 10.4467/22996362PZ.16.023.5427 %N Volume 59, Issue 2 (226) %P 335-347 %K analogue journalism, digital journalism, synergy, cooperation, authority %@ 0555-0025 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zeszyty-prasoznawcze/article/autorytet-przekazow-dziennikarskich-jako-wynik-wspolpracy-profesjonalistow-i-amatorow %X The media journalism credibility as a result of a cooperation between professionals and amateurs The cases chosen from the last 18 years demonstrate that the amateur internet publications became salient when supported by professional journalists. The synergy effect was in these cases evident. One should ask who were the partners of professional journalists, how their cooperation progressed and if any tendencies or borderline cases could be revealed? The article begins with listing of dominant features of traditional journalist messages. Than the changes in journalism caused by disseminating of digital messages were shortly presented. Five cases of significant internet and traditional publications were analyzed. It was revealed when the traditional gate-keeping function of a professional journalist disappeared and how radical the time for verification shortens.