Broersma, M and Graham, T orcid.org/0000-0002-5634-7623 (2016) Tipping the Balance of Power: Social Media and the Transformation of Political Journalism. In: Bruns, A, Enli, G, Skogerbø, E, Larsson, AO and Christensen, C, (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics. Routledge , New York , pp. 89-103. ISBN 9781138860766
Abstract
The advent of social media in politics has changed the relationship between political journalists and politicians. Especially Twitter has developed into a regular news beat. Journalists use it to build relationships with politicians and quote their tweets in coverage. For many politicians, tweeting has become a common practice to communicate their viewpoints and to influence public debate by bypassing the news media. Building on previous research on both journalism content and practice, this chapter analyses how social media are impacting political journalism and the power relations between reporters and politicians.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Routledge. This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics on 21 December 2015, available online: http://www.routledge.com/9781138860766. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Journalism; Social Media; Political Communication; Politicians; Internet Studies; Journalism Practice |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2016 10:51 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 00:38 |
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