Gatejumping: Twitter, TV News and Delivery of Breaking News

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dc.contributor.advisorRoyal, Cindy
dc.contributor.authorBlasingame, Dale C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T13:33:56Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T13:33:56Z
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.description.abstractThe diffusion of Twitter has changed the gatekeeping process and flow of information in television news. Because of Twitter, the power of news delivery is now in the hands of many different newsroom employees who, in the past, were not employed in roles of storytellers. This study qualitatively examines how Twitter has altered the "gates" and the flow of information in television newsrooms in San Antonio, Texas, the country's 37th largest television market, and quantitatively analyzes how television stations and employees there are using Twitter. The data show Twitter is currently being used primarily for another function, not as a tool to deliver breaking news and that some stations are trying as hard as possible to hold on to as much gatekeeping power in a digital world.
dc.description.departmentJournalism and Mass Communication
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent62 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBlasingame, D. C. (2011). Gatejumping: Twitter, tv news and delivery of breaking news (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9040
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectonline journalism
dc.subjecttelevision broadcasting of news
dc.subjectjournalism
dc.subjecttechnological innovations
dc.subjectnews broadcasting
dc.titleGatejumping: Twitter, TV News and Delivery of Breaking News
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentJournalism and Mass Communication
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelThesis
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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