News and social networks: audience behavior
| Autor: | Miquel Peralta, Carlos Ruiz-Caballero, Javier Guallar, Jaume Suau, Pere Masip |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat de Barcelona |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Social network
Distrust business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Journalism Electronic news gathering Citizen journalism Media relations Library and Information Sciences Public relations Surveys Enquestes Social networks World Wide Web Xarxes socials Periodisme Citizen media Periodisme electrònic Sociology Technical Journalism business News media Information Systems media_common |
| Zdroj: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona Scipedia Open Access Scipedia SL |
| Popis: | Based on a quantitative approach, this paper presents some of the preliminary results of a research project focused on the analysis of the motivations that encourage citizens to actively participate in online news media, using the mechanisms provided by their websites, and through open social network platforms. The findings show that, although there is a widespread discourse of distrust in connection to journalists and the traditional media institutions, as well as general criticism of the actual practices of journalists, the common understanding of the participatory dimension of the media does not entail discourses of change or modification of the existing hegemony. Instead of turning to alternative sources, such as citizen journalism or non-traditional media, or taking the lead by creating their own content, citizens prefer to continue to respect journalism as a profession and the traditional media institutions as the main producers of news as well as the most trusted sources of information. Furthermore, although in previous studies audience participation “in” the media has been highlighted, the findings of this research show that the practice of user recommendation or dissemination of media content through social networks has been adopted by a large number of citizens. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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