Citizens at the Gates Twitter, Networked Publics, and the Transformation of American Journalism /

• Main Author: Barnard, Stephen R. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Mass media.; Communication.; Sociology.; Journalism.; Digital media.; Culture.; Media Sociology.; Knowledge - Discourse.; Digital/New Media.; Sociology of Culture.; Media and Communication.

Drawing insights from nearly a decade of mixed-method research, Stephen R. Barnard analyzes Twitter's role in the transformation of American journalism. As the work of media professionals grows increasingly hybrid, Twitter has become an essential space where information is shared, reporting met...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Twitter: More than 140 Characters
• 3. Understanding the Gates: The Journalistic Field in a Time of Mediatization
• 4. "Tweet or Be Sacked": Hybridity and Shifts in (Professional) Journalistic Practice
• 5. The Pros and Cons of Pro-Am Journalism: A Breaking News During the #BostonMarathon Bombing and Beyond
• 6. Tweeting #Ferguson: Affective Publics, Boundary Maintenance, and Journo- Activism in a Mediatized Field
• 7. We Stand with #Nerdland: Gatewatching and Agenda-Building by the "People Formerly Known as the Audience"
• 8. The Spectacle of #TrumpsAmerica: Political Journalism, Networked Publics, and the Battle for Symbolic Power
• 9. Twitter and Beyond: Journalistic Practice, Platforms, and the Future of Media Power.