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| Authors: | Magdalena Saldaña Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce Amy Schmitz Weiss Rosental Calmon Alves |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, USA.;2. School of Journalism &3. Mass Communication, Texas State University, USA. E-mail: vhjoyce1@txstate.edu;4. Media Studies, San Diego State University, USA. E-mail: aschmitz@mail.sdsu.edu;5. School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, USA. E-mail: rosental.alves@austin.utexas.edu |
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| Abstract: | Despite the proliferation of research on social media and journalism, only a few studies have analyzed how journalists in Latin America embrace the affordances of social platforms for journalism practice. Based on a survey of 877 Latin American reporters, this article examines the platforms journalists use and how they use them. The broad finding is that, despite the great popularity of Facebook in the region, Twitter is the most important platform for daily newsgathering and journalistic work. Journalists turn to Twitter to find sources and stories, showing an important openness to participatory journalism. Yet, they mistrust information provided from political sources. Our findings show that different regions in Latin America work with social media in different ways, and local journalistic cultures have an impact on these adoptions, especially in the case of Brazil. Further research and implications for the field are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | gatekeeping investigative journalism Latin American journalists online survey participatory journalism social media use |
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