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The Influence of Shareability and Metrics in Journalistic Decision-Making
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Rotuno-Johnson, Michelle K.
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Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2020, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
Abstract
This paper examines how social media metrics and website traffic have influenced journalists’ perceptions of what is newsworthy. Drawing on research that establishes a tendency for editors to adjust stories on their website based on audience preferences, the researcher hypothesizes journalists at higher levels of newsroom production will view metrics and traffic as more important than journalists at lower levels of newsroom production. This paper also examines if shareability can be considered its own news value. A survey of journalists indicates that news workers at all levels of production rely on more traditional news values to shape their coverage, though they do prefer for their stories to do well online.
Committee
Hans Meyer (Advisor)
Pages
59 p.
Subject Headings
Journalism
Keywords
news values
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shareability
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hierarchy of influences
;
gatekeeping
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agenda-setting
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social media
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virality
;
journalism
;
journalists
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Rotuno-Johnson, M. K. (2020).
The Influence of Shareability and Metrics in Journalistic Decision-Making
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1603113395389372
APA Style (7th edition)
Rotuno-Johnson, Michelle.
The Influence of Shareability and Metrics in Journalistic Decision-Making.
2020. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1603113395389372.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Rotuno-Johnson, Michelle. "The Influence of Shareability and Metrics in Journalistic Decision-Making." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1603113395389372
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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