TWEET AND RETWEET JOURNALISM DURING THE PANDEMIC: dissemination of and engagement with news on Twitter

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Barbosa, B (Author) FEP; Carvalho, C (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Brazilian Journalism Research (BJR)

Vol. 17 No. 3

Pages: 736-763

ISSN: 1808-4079

Publisher: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Jornalismo (SBPJor) = Brazilian Association of Journalism Researchers

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00W-2AE

DOI: 10.25200/bjr.v17n3.2021.1364

Abstract (EN): Starting from a gap identified in the literature regarding the use of social networks by newspapers to disseminate urgent news, this article aims to study strategies of journalistic content in social media, particularly in the context of a public crisis and to compare the effectiveness of different types of news disseminated in this medium, namely in terms of reach and generated interaction. The following research question was defined: how popular was public health news in Brazil during the covid-19 pandemic? Based on contributions in the literature, a quantitative study was carried out, using the content analysis technique. The study enable to better understand the sharing behavior of news in Twitter, the consumption behavior of newspaper readers on social networks and the generation of news during the pandemic.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 28