Twitter usage in newsrooms: social media and newsmaking at Southeastern Coahuila, Mexico

  • Pérez Salazar Gabriel Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Julieta I. Carabaza González Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Coahuila
  • Daniel O. Romo Gutiérrez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Coahuila
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_MESO.2013.n12.45265
Keywords: Social Networks Sites (SNS), Internet, Digital Journalists, Gatekeeper, Twitter.

Abstract

The use of social network sites has increased in the newsmaking routines of media workers and journalists. Based on an online survey and a series of interviews, this paper shows some general trends about Internet usage and the way that some editors are handling Twitter as information source, in Southeastern Coahuila, México. Main results indicates that Internet is the most used media, and following Twitter allows them to keep track of potential breaking news, all sources verification procedures considered.

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Gabriel P. S., Carabaza González J. I. y Romo Gutiérrez D. O. (2015). Twitter usage in newsrooms: social media and newsmaking at Southeastern Coahuila, Mexico. Mediaciones Sociales, 12, 108-128. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_MESO.2013.n12.45265
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No. 12 (2013)
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Mediating Institutions

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