News publishing across platforms: Gatekeeping for print, web, Facebook and Twitter

Abstract

The minimal research on how news outlets are currently publishing across different platforms is limited in scope and has conflicting conclusions. Based on gatekeeping theory, this quantitative study expands that literature by comparing what The New York Times publishes in print, on its website and on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Results show both significant similarities and differences across platforms, and raise questions about the industry, and about news gatekeeping theory.

Desigualdade de género no feed de notícias: uma análise longitudinal das representações mediáticas no Facebook (2014–2018)

“…O estudo mostra que as notícias de entretenimento se destacam das hard news e de outros temas menos atrativos, sendo predominantes os assuntos relacionados a celebridades, desporto e factos inusitados. No contexto norteamericano, a investigação de Paskin (2018) ressalta que jornalistas e editores prestam especial atenção a detalhes particulares de cada rede social em que a notícia é publicada com o intuito de selecionar histórias que cativem a audiência, mas sem sobrecarregá-la ou aborrecê-la.…”

Analysis of interactivity in digital journalism

“…This parameter comprises indicators of the provision of means of contact between the reader and the medium (indicators 1.1 to 1.6) and indicators related to user feedback (indicators 1.7 to 1.12), key features in the media as highlighted by Paskin (2018). The former capture the procedures offered by the digital medium to enter into contact with it, that is, channels of contact with the journalists or with the newsroom (mail, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.).…”