Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Using Theory to Understand Twitter; Chapter Two: Twitter Met with Great Skepticism; Chapter Three: The Importance of Family and Friends; Chapter Four: Does Twitter Make a Difference?; Chapter Five: Twitter Changes Boundaries in Newsrooms; Chapter Six: What's the Future for Twitter in Newsrooms?; Epilogue; References; Index; About the Author
Summary
How Journalists Use Twitter analyzes how Twitter has changed the routines and coverage strategies of four U.S. metropolitan newspapers. This book addresses newsroom work through the lens of four different communications theories-diffusion of innovation, boundaries, social capital, and agenda-setting theories.
