Journalism on Twitter. The users’ contribution to the flow of information

Authors

  • Amparo López-Meri Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.39.825

Keywords:

journalism, social media, Twitter, users, gatekeeping, links

Abstract

Internet and social media contribute to the transformation of the process of selection and circulation of content. This paper investigates if Twitter users assume the role of gatekeepers when recommending content to their followers. Through the techniques of content analysis, we analyzed the links associated to #ArdeValencia and #25N, two viral hashtags in Spain about forest fires in Valencia and the Parliament election in Catalonia in 2012. The results question the potential of users as curators of content, because they tend to reproduce the media agenda and link news without following any strategy

Author Biography

Amparo López-Meri, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, España

Research Associate in Journalism in the Department of Communication Sciences of the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón (Spain). Teacher in the Master's Degree in New Trends and Processes of Innovation in Communication. Her lines of research focus on the reformulation of journalism and political communication in the digital environment. For twelve years, she has worked as a journalist on different Spanish television channels.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

López-Meri, A. (2016). Journalism on Twitter. The users’ contribution to the flow of information . Cuadernos.Info, (39), 241–257. https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.39.825

Issue

No. 39 (2016): Dossier: Comunicación y género: viejos problemas, nuevos desafíos

Section

OTHER TOPICS