This study examines how mainstream journalists who microblog negotiate their professional norms and practices in a new media format that directly challenges them. Through content analysis of more than 22,000 tweets (postings) on the platform Twitter, this reveals freely express opinions, common microblogging practice but one which contests journalistic norm objectivity (impartiality nonpartisanship). To lesser extent, also adopted two other norm-related features: providing accountability...

Reciprocity, a defining feature of social life, has long been considered key component in the formation and perpetuation vibrant communities. In recent years, scholars have applied concept to understanding dynamics online communities media. Yet, function potential for reciprocity (digital) journalism yet be examined. Drawing on structural theory reciprocity, this essay introduces idea reciprocal journalism: way imagining how journalists might develop more mutually beneficial relationships...

The contours of journalistic practice have evolved substantially since the emergence world wide web to include those who were once strangers profession. Amateur journalists, bloggers, mobile app designers, programmers, analytics managers, and others become part journalism, influencing process journalism from news production distribution. These technology-oriented strangers—those not belonged traditional but imported their qualities work into it—are increasingly taking in whether welcomed by...

Amid the increasing use of web analytics to gage success, present and future, news content related products, this article focuses on in-depth interviews with suppliers those analytics: companies. Drawing concepts boundary work interloper media, examines how managers for these companies understand position their in relation production as a object. The larger finding is that while seek address values norms without assuming responsibility journalists, they foster profit-oriented newsrooms by...

Journalists are increasingly reporting that online harassment has become a common feature of their working lives, contributing to experiences fatigue, anxiety and disconnection from social media as well profession. Drawing on interviews with American newsworkers, this study finds at least three distinct forms harassment: acute such generalized verbal abuse, chronic occurring over time often the same users escalatory is more personalized directly threatening. Women journalists said they...

News producers continue to increase their volume of production and delivery platforms in an effort reach maintain news consumers. However, consumers may not necessarily find more desirable. Previous studies have suggested that information surplus can lead negative outcomes for consumers, but research related consumption has been scant. This study explores novel areas overload, empirically examining factors associated with the degree perceived overload across a broad spectrum platforms. The...

This study explores the use of Twitter by political reporters and commentators—an understudied population within rapidly growing literature on digital journalism—covering 2012 Republican Democratic conventions. In particular, we want to know if how "affordances" are shaping traditional norms routines US campaign reporting surrounding objectivity, transparency, gatekeeping, horse race coverage, whether is bursting "bubble" insider talk among campaigns they cover. A sample derived from all...

Scholars have examined how news media frame events, including responsibility for causing and fixing problems, these frames inform public judgment. This study analyzed 281 newspaper articles about a controversial medical linking the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination with autism. Given criticism of its potential negative impact on rates across multiple countries, current actors to whom attributed blame MMR–vaccine association, sources used support those attributions, what solutions...

Observational studies of journalists on social media platforms suggest that are beginning to develop personal brands using media. Similar covering specialty areas such as health more likely experiment with and adopt new forms practice break the traditional tenets journalism. Through interviews journalists, this study explores perceptions, practices, drivers branding among journalists. Findings indicate squarely focused at individual level (rather than organizations they work for)....

Social network sites (SNSs) like Twitter continue to attract users, many of whom turn these spaces for social support serious illnesses cancer. Building on literature that explored the functionality online health-related support, we propose a typology situates this type in an SNS-based open cancer community based (informational or emotional) and direction (expression reception) support. A content analysis applied 2-year span messages using popular hashtag "#stupidcancer." Given emotions form...

The development of e-health may provide powerful tools to improve health, but users' health literacy plays a role in their ability make the most applications. This study reviewed research focused on and literacy, using content analysis assess 95 articles from 2000 2010 an overview work done this emerging field. Articles were coded for use theory, methods, clarity reporting results. Findings indicate lack theory-driven design evaluation applications, low established general measures,...

In a social media age, branding is an increasingly visible aspect of identity construction online. For professionals generally and journalists especially, on spaces such as Twitter reveals the complicated set forces confronting public-facing actors they navigate tensions between personal disclosure for authenticity professional decorum credibility, establishing one's own distinctiveness promoting employer or other stakeholders. While studies have begun to reveal what say about branding, yet...

Researchers have explored the role of organizational and personal branding in journalism, paying particular attention to digital media social network sites. While these studies observed a rise incorporation practices among journalists, they largely avoided questions about implications such shifts practice may on identities journalists. This study addresses that gap, drawing interviews with 41 reporters editors from US newspapers. The findings suggest as incorporate into their routines, feel...

Journal Article The Power of a Picture: Overcoming Scientific Misinformation by Communicating Weight-of-Evidence Information with Visual Exemplars Get access Graham N. Dixon, Dixon 1The Edward R. Murrow College Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA Search for other works this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Brooke Weberling McKeever, McKeever 2School Journalism and Mass University South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, Avery E. Holton, Holton 3Department...

Hyperlinks are connective devices that allow users to direct each other in digital spaces while also demonstrating their own interests specific types of content. Communication scholars have analyzed motivations for the use social network sites (SNSs) at a broad level, opening up questions about impetus sharing hyperlinks these spaces. In particular, focused on Twitter as an important platform news and information community building, exploring variety its use. This study expands upon recent...

Abstract The public develops interpretations of physical and mental disabilities through a variety resources, most notably representations presented by the news media. While disability scholars have long lamented negative portrayals in mass media (e.g., movies, fictional television programs, songs) as dehumanizing devaluing, studies depictions been scant. present study focuses on salient disability—autism—to advance current scholarship about news. Stigmatizing cues framing techniques from...

As user-generated content (UGC) and citizen-driven forms of journalism have risen to prominence alongside professional media production, they presented a challenge traditional journalistic values processes. This study examines that from the perspective creators consumers news content, exploring their perceptions citizen tenets good journalism. Through nationally representative survey US adults, this finds hold more positive attitudes toward journalism, but do not show significant...

Public health officials have continually urged journalists and other members of the news media to ease off frames that focus on individuals instead promote broader societal frames. Although some scholarly research has reinforced these pleas, none examined interplay between coverage resulting public comments. The current online environment invites such an analysis, allowing organizations post articles comment those articles. Using a content this study reveals thematic in stories may drive...

This study explores forms of social media fatigue described by professional journalists, including frustration with the perception their increased affective labor, dissatisfaction communication environments on particular platforms, and anxiety about possible impact use both reputations personal well-being. We argue that these have influenced new practices practice include strategies disconnecting from, but not necessarily terminating, use. Using a comparative analysis semistructured...

This study uses qualitative methods to identify barriers and facilitators of exercise healthy eating among adolescent young adult (AYA) cancer survivors (survivors currently aged 18-39 years diagnosed with anytime in their lives), as reported by primary supporters.

Abstract This study draws on the concept of network gatekeeping to examine ways in which organizations have adapted processes respond collaborative, communicative power users upon they are exercising their authority. Through a case unprecedented “Social Suite” provided for social media-using fans Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, this article explores methods gatekeeper has used both subvert and reinforce its traditional role. Gatekeepers found extend authority into networked realms...

Journalists communicating risk-related uncertainty must accurately convey scientific evidence supporting particular conclusions. Scholars have explored how "balanced" coverage of opposing risk claims shapes judgments. In situations where a preponderance points to conclusion, balanced reduces confidence in such consensus and heightens about whether exists. Using the autism-vaccine controversy as case study, we describe journalists can cover multiple sides an issue provide insight into...