The twitterization of journalism

User perceptions of news tweets

Bibliographic Data

ID7477567
AuthorsJ Brian Houston (0000-0003-3666-9729, University of Missouri, corresponding author), Mitchell S Mckinney (University of Missouri), Esther Thorson (0000-0002-6514-801X, Michigan State University), Joshua Hawthorne (Monmouth College), J David Wolfgang (0000-0001-6029-0642, Colorado State University), Alecia Swasy (Washington and Lee University)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue5
Pages614-632
Publication date2018-03-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884918764454
OpenAlexW2790634615
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited48

Using an experiment and probability sample of Chicago and Los Angeles adults ( N = 1211), this study tested how tweet characteristics (tone, space) and participant age (younger, middle, older) affected attitudes about tweets from a local newspaper. Results indicate that non-opinionated tweets were perceived as more useful and credible than opinionated tweets, and local tweets resulted in more engagement than national tweets. Younger participants (19–36 years) reported more positive affect, usefulness, engagement, and credibility related to tweets than did middle/older age groups. Younger participants were generally more negative about opinionated national tweets and preferred opinionated local tweets compared with middle/older groups

Advertising · Affect (linguistics · Credibility · Journalism · Linguistics · Newspaper · Perception · Political science · Tone (literature · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Communication

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