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- Djerf-Pierre, Monika, 1961, et al.
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Appropriating social media: The changing uses of social media among journalists across time
- 2015
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Ingår i: Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff 10-11 september, 2015.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The hype over social media and the rapid expansion of social networking and micro-blogging in recent years can easily lead us to believe that all journalists are online, chatting and tweeting, all the time. Previous research, however, indicates that the spread of social media differs between groups of journalists and that social media usage is related to the journalist’s age, gender, type of work and workplace. This paper advances our understanding of how journalists appropriate social media in their professional lives by examining the changes in social media use across time. Has the group of enthusiastic activists who have fully embraced a life online, being connected and twittering or blogging continuously, become larger across time, and are the social media avoiders gradually disappearing? We examine if and how the perceived usefulness of social media for various professional purposes changes over time, and if different categories of journalists change their usage in different ways. The theoretical perspective draws from theories on the appropriation and adoption of technologies. The empirical material consists of two sets of web survey data collected in 2012 and 2014, targeting representative samples of Swedish journalists. Our findings show that the use of social media increased slightly between the two surveys but the expansion was levelling off in 2014. Some early adopters were abandoning social media, and there was a noticeable decline in the journalists’ valuation of social media affordances.
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- Bergström, Annika, 1964, et al.
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Where the (inter)action is: Journalists' and the audiences' social media use
- 2013
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Ingår i: Future of Journalism 2013, 11–13 september, Cardiff, UK.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The on-going social media hype is based on a presumption that social media will change journalism profoundly, not least in the relations to the audience. From a different point of view, social media are considered as important platforms for journalist–audience interaction but also for giving the audience more influence over media content. This paper examines the journalists’ and the publics’ use of social media, and their views on journalist–audience dialogue and interaction. The findings show that the journalists most active in social media are also more audience orientated. Still, most journalists are not very active in social media and hold a sceptical view towards audience adaption. The public is positive to journalists’ engagement, but the level of activity is much lower than among journalists. When analysing the usage and views in different groups, we find that that the possibilities for journalist–audience interaction are still rare. Age seems to be the most important factor explaining use, which means that journalists can preferably interact with young people, a group which in turn is least oriented towards news journalism. Thus, social media do not contribute to the shift of power between producers and users. The study draws on two statistically representative large-N postal surveys collected in 2011/2012: The Swedish Journalist Survey and the Swedish National SOM Survey. The two representative sets of data provide a unique opportunity to analyse social media as a platform for journalist–audience interaction.
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- Djerf-Pierre, Monika, 1961, et al.
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Appropriating Social Media. The changing uses of social media among journalists across time
- 2016
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Ingår i: Digital journalism. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2167-0811 .- 2167-082X. ; 4:7, s. 849-860
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The hype over social media and the rapid expansion of social networking and micro-blogging in recent years can easily lead us to believe that all journalists are online, chatting and tweeting, all the time. Previous research, however, indicates that the spread of social media differs between groups of journalists and that social media usage is related to the journalist’s age, gender, type of work and workplace. This paper advances our understanding of how journalists appropriate social media in their professional lives by examining the changes in social media use across time. We examine if and how the perceived usefulness of social media for various professional purposes changes over time, and if different categories of journalists change their usage in different ways. The theoretical perspective draws from theories on the appropriation and adoption of technologies. The empirical material consists of Web survey data collected in 2012 and 2014, targeting representative samples of Swedish journalists. Our findings show that the use of social media increased slightly between the two surveys but the expansion was levelling off in 2014. Some early adopters were abandoning social media, and there was a noticeable decline in the journalists’ valuation of social media affordances.
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- Hedman, Ulrika, 1966
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Book review: Tell Everyone: why we share and why it matters
- 2016
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Ingår i: Digital Journalism. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2167-0811 .- 2167-082X. ; 4:2, s. 298-299
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Recension (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- How are we to understand the sharing logic of social media? We “share”, “like”, and “retweet” content in a seemingly haphazardly and endless flow of snippets. We depend on our networks to get us what we might want and need to know, and we voluntarily take on the sometimes overwhelming task of sorting it all through and 10 make decisions on what is important and what to share with others. In Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters, Alfred Hermida argues “[o]ur ability to share so much online, so often, so quickly with so many is rewriting the rules of the media game” (p. 1), and sets out to help us understand this sharing logic that is transforming media in general and news media in particular.
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- Hedman, Ulrika, 1966
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Förtroendebarometern säger inte mycket om förtroendet för Twitter
- 2014
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Ingår i: Medieormen Sveriges Radio 7 mars.
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- På torsdagen presenterades den så kallade Förtroendebarometern under Mediedagarna i Göteborg. Bland medieföretagen ligger Sveriges Radio högst, med 73 procent mycket eller ganska stort förtroende. I botten bland medierna ligger Twitter, med ynka 7 procent – ett gigantiskt underbetyg. Problemet är bara att Förtroendebarometern knappt säger något om förtroendet för Twitter Det menar Ulrika Hedman, doktorand vid JMG som forskar om journalisters användning av sociala medier.
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- Hedman, Ulrika, 1966
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J-Tweeters. Pointing towards a new set of professional practices and norms in journalism
- 2015
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Ingår i: Digital Journalism. - : Informa UK Limited. - 2167-0811 .- 2167-082X. ; 3:2, s. 279-297
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper studies the process of normalizing in journalism by examining journalists’ use of Twitter. Who are the active j-tweeters, and how do they use Twitter? And how do j-tweeters deviate from other journalists concerning professional practices and norms? The study draws from a representative large-N mail survey of Swedish journalists. The findings indicate that there are substantive differences in norms and values between the most active j-tweeters and their colleagues concerning the “Twitter-specific” features of interaction and networking and their views on personal branding. On the other hand, as the most active j-tweeters do not deviate on core professional values, it appears that Twitter is being normalized in journalism. However, due to the ongoing generational shift in the newsrooms, the views held by the active j-tweeters could lead to a new professional view on journalism in which audience orientation and professional positioning gain importance.
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- Hedman, Ulrika, 1966
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J-tweeters. Pointing towards a new set of professional practices and norms in journalism
- 2014
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Ingår i: ICA 2014, 22-26 May, Seattle, WA.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper studies the process of normalizing in journalism by examining journalists’ use of Twitter. Who are the active j-tweeters, and how do they use Twitter? And how do j-tweeters deviate from other journalists concerning professional practices and norms? The study draws from a representative large-N mail survey of Swedish journalists. The findings indicate that there are substantive differences in norms and values between the most active j-tweeters and their colleagues concerning the “Twitter-specific” features of interaction and networking and their views on personal branding. On the other hand, as the most active j-tweeters do not deviate on core professional values, it appears that Twitter is being normalized in journalism. However, due to the ongoing generational shift in the newsrooms, the views held by the active j-tweeters could lead to a new professional view on journalism in which audience orientation and professional positioning gain importance.
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- Hedman, Ulrika, 1966, et al.
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Journalists' uses of Twitter
- 2017
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Ingår i: Franklin, B. & Eldridge II, S. A. (Eds.) The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism. - London och New York, NY : Routledge. - 9781138887961 ; , s. 417-426
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Journalists’ uses of Twitter have received considerable attention from scholars in recent years. There are good reasons for this surge in interest. Twitter is, possibly, the most important social medium for journalists. To have a Twitter account is virtually a professional obligation; journalism schools regard Twitter proficiency a ‘must have’ for aspiring journalists; and most news organizations have organizational accounts and also strongly encourage individual journalists to use Twitter for both personal and professional activities. The growing academic interest dovetails with the hype over social media in general, and Twitter in particular, in the news industry. The push and pull factors that attract journalists to Twitter derive from a range of personal, professional, and organizational motivations and requirements. In this chapter, we examine how much and why journalists use Twitter and how it influences their professional practices.
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- Hedman, Ulrika, 1966
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Making the most of Twitter: How technological affordances influence Swedish journalists’ self-branding
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journalism. - : SAGE Publications. - 1464-8849 .- 1741-3001.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Journalists are among the most frequent users of Twitter, and Twitter has become an important platform for personal branding. Social media logic promotes not only a chase for virality and impressive metrics but also a mix of professional, personal, and private content, as well as sharing, interaction, and dialogue. Focusing one aspect of social media logic, the aim of this study is to analyze how the technological affordances of Twitter shape journalists’ self-branding in their account presentations and whether there are differences between groups of journalists. The study draws on a quantitative content analysis of Swedish journalists’ Twitter presentations and account information (N=2543). The findings suggest that Swedish journalists on Twitter brand themselves as being more audience oriented, networking, and individualistic, projecting a mixed identity including both professional and personal features, and that social media logic influence journalists’ self-branding.
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