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Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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U.S. College Student Media and Twitter: Are Student Media Following Best Practices?
Saks, Jeremy; Cruikshank, Sally Ann; Yanity, Molly
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v74 n3 p290-305 Sep 2019
The current study examines how student media in the United States utilize Twitter and if those media outlets are following best practices. A constructed-sample content analysis of 10 Twitter feeds over the course of four semesters was conducted. The findings show that student media are generally not following best practices with a wide range of differences among those outlets in the sample. Discussion includes what this means for institutions teaching social media for journalists and other concerns.
Descriptors: College Students, Social Media, Users (Information), Best Practices, Journalism, Hypermedia, Content Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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