Twitter as a space for interaction in political journalism. Dynamics, consequences and proposal of interactivity scale for social media

This article goes in depth into the key mechanisms that enable a digital interaction between journalists and expert sources in political journalism, developing a scale that articulates these interaction mechanisms on Twitter. On the basis of this analytical proposal, this study tries to reflect the...

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Autores: López-Rabadán, P. (Pablo)|||/items/6f278f45-971f-4599-bde6-a88418deb4d2, Mellado, C. (Claudia)|||/items/450d4eab-89ed-4200-8407-ae16c2793710
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Navarra
Repositório:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/57830
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/57830
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Social Media
Twitter
Journalism
Interaction
Journalists
Sources
Professional consequences
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Resumo:This article goes in depth into the key mechanisms that enable a digital interaction between journalists and expert sources in political journalism, developing a scale that articulates these interaction mechanisms on Twitter. On the basis of this analytical proposal, this study tries to reflect the potential professional consequences which are generated by this social network throughout the journalistic work as well as some changes in important professional skills, such as data verification and contact with expert sources. Those are key aspects to determine the opportunities of the journalists in the future of the profession. It also tries to analyse the relationship between journalists and politicians into a digital context by assessing the impact of using different new media tools on the journalistic culture and political discussion.