How Journalists Use Twitter

The Changing Landscape of U.S. Newsrooms

By (author) Alecia Swasy

Publication date:

30 August 2016

Length of book:

110 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498532181

How Journalists Use Twitter: The Changing Landscape of U.S. Newsrooms shows how leading reporters and editors at four major metropolitan newspapers are embracing Twitter as a key tool in their daily routines and how the social media platform influences coverage. This book builds on social media research by analyzing newsroom work through the lens of four different communications theories—diffusion of innovation, boundary, social capital and agenda-setting theories. This book will be of interest to scholars of communication, journalism, and new media.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Using Theory to Understand Twitter
Chapter Two: Twitter Met With Great Skepticism
Chapter Three: The Importance of Family and Friends
Chapter Four: Does Twitter Make a Difference?
Chapter Five: Twitter Changes Boundaries in Newsrooms
Chapter Six: What’s the Future for Twitter in Newsrooms?
Epilogue
References
About the Author

. . . . Swasy keeps the promise of its title and guarantees readers, whether informed or not, a better understanding of the journalism- Twitter. [Translated from original French]