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Local Radio and Microblogging: How Radio Stations in the U.S. are Using Twitter
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In this paper, the authors examined the way radio stations in the U.S. use Twitter and found that there was only a weak correlation between stations' average quarter hour share and the number of followers of stations' Twitter sites.Abstract:
Using a content analysis method, this study examined the way in which 111 radio stations in the U.S. are using the social network system, Twitter. Results of the study revealed that there was only a weak correlation between stations' average quarter hour share and the number of followers of stations' Twitter sites. Also, music stations had more promotional tweets, while news stations provided more news items for their audiences.read more
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SOCIAL MEDIA AS BEAT: Tweets as a news source during the 2010 British and Dutch elections
Marcel Broersma,Todd R. Graham +1 more
TL;DR: This article investigated the use of Twitter as a source for newspaper coverage of the 2010 British and Dutch elections and found that almost a quarter of the British and nearly half of the Dutch candidates shared their thoughts, visions, and experiences on Twitter.
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#JOURNALISM: Reconfiguring journalism research about Twitter, one tweet at a time
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What do people study when they study Twitter? Classifying Twitter related academic papers
TL;DR: The majority of published work relating to Twitter concentrates on aspects of the messages sent and details of the users, and a variety of methodological approaches is used across a range of identified domains.
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A Little Bird Told Me, So I Didn't Believe It: Twitter, Credibility, and Issue Perceptions
TL;DR: This article investigated how media use of the micro-blogging tool Twitter affects perceptions of the issue covered and the credibility of the information and found that Twitter is considered less credible than various forms of stories posted on a newspaper Web site, and fails to convey importance as well as a newspaper or blog.
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J-Tweeters: Pointing towards a new set of professional practices and norms in journalism
TL;DR: In this article, the authors study the process of normalizing in journalism by examining journalists' use of Twitter and find that there are substantive differences in norms and values between the most active j-tweeters and their colleagues concerning the "Twitter-specific" features of interaction and networking and their views on personal branding.
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