Tweeting the Agenda

How print and alternative web-only news organizations use Twitter as a source

Bibliographic Data

ID12909428
AuthorsKaitlin C Bane (University of Oregon, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume13
Issue2
Pages191-205
Publication date2017-12-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2017.1413587
OpenAlexW2775472065
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited24

It is becoming exceedingly important for scholars to study and understand how Twitter is influencing news reporting. Using quantitative content analysis, this paper examines the use of tweets as quotes in alternative web-only news organizations compared to traditional print organizations. This study uses a quantitative content analysis of more than 1000 quoted tweets and more than 3000 news articles from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, and The Huffington Post. Findings suggest that while print news publications most often use Twitter to quote official sources and for opinion comments, alternative web-only news publications use the medium differently. Additionally, alternative web-only news publications quote Twitter in a higher proportion of articles

Advertising · Business · Content analysis · Media studies · News media · News values · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Social science · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub