Description
Social media is changing the way journalists operate; their use of Twitter is potentially representational of that change. Because of Twitter, journalists can connect to stories, sources, and audiences in ways they never could before. Because this is an evolving practice, role models can be difficult to find, which presents a problem for journalism students. In broadcast journalism, the challenge is even more pronounced when it comes to finding women exemplars for female students; female students are more likely to relate to female role models.This study, using in-depth interviews and textual analysis, examines how Twitter is being used by four prominent journalists in one competitive market. The Twitter feeds of four female TV news anchors in Phoenix, Arizona, the 12th largest broadcast market in the United States, are explored in terms of content and practice. The results show that they used Twitter daily and for more than just tweeting out the day's news, suggesting that Twitter has become a standard journalistic tool and a practice worth emulating.
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Title
- Role Models in a Socially Mediated World: How Four Female TV News Anchors Use Twitter in Phoenix
Contributors
- Molina, Tara Lea (Author)
- Lodato, Mark (Thesis director)
- Thornton, Leslie (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Contributor)
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2014-05
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