WHAT DO EDITORS AND THE PUBLIC WANT FROM ONLINE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS? GATEKEEPING IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorFunk, Marcus
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKim, Nam Y.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWhite, Christopher
dc.creatorKuhles-Heiney, Elizabeth Mary
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-4298-4856
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-04T19:47:36Z
dc.date.available2016-11-04T19:47:36Z
dc.date.created2016-12
dc.date.issued2016-10-31
dc.date.submittedDecember 2016
dc.date.updated2016-11-04T19:47:37Z
dc.description.abstractIn this digital era, there are many channels that have opened for the creation and distribution of information, especially under the moniker of “news.” This new wave of journalism is challenging the traditional gatekeeping role of media, especially at the community newspaper level. This study explores the theory of network gatekeeping in local news through social media, examining the role of editors and users in creating news in their community through the use of Facebook and Twitter. The key feature of this new genre is interaction, with editor using social media to identify and distribute stories through daily monitoring, crowdsourcing, and viral posts, and readers using these channels to read, share, and comment on the news of the day and to set an agenda for public discussion.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/53
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCommunity newspapers
dc.subjectNetwork gatekeeping
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectNews
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.subjectTwitter
dc.titleWHAT DO EDITORS AND THE PUBLIC WANT FROM ONLINE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS? GATEKEEPING IN SOCIAL MEDIA
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentMass Communication
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
KUHLES-HEINEY-THESIS-2016-archived-on-2016-11-04_2.pdf
Size:
1.44 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Thesis
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
PROQUEST_LICENSE.txt
Size:
5.85 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
LICENSE.txt
Size:
1.86 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download

Collections

Electronic Theses and Dissertations