Use of Twitter and Facebook by Iberoamerican media

Authors

  • Elvira Garcí­a-de-Torres Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera
  • Lyudmyla Yezers'Ka Universidad de Piura
  • Alejandro Rost Universidad Nacional del Comahue
  • Mabel Calderí­n Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
  • Concha Edo Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Miladys Rojano Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
  • Elí­as Said-Hung Universidad del Norte
  • Pedro Jerónimo Universidad de Oporto
  • Carlos Arcila-Calderón Universidad del Norte
  • Ana Serrano-Tellerí­a Asociación de Desarrollo Territorial Campoo Los Valles
  • Jorge Sánchez-Badillo Universidad Autónoma de México
  • Loreto Corredoira Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2011.nov.02

Keywords:

UGC, User generated content, Online journalism, Facebook, Twitter, Social media, Social networks, Social web.

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to examine the use of social media by 27 news outlets from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Venezuela. To determine how these news media receive and disseminate information as well as interact with their audience, the research method combines analysis of Twitter and Facebook  profiles and semi-structured interviews.

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Published

2015-07-18

How to Cite

Garcí­a-de-Torres, E., Yezers'Ka, L., Rost, A., Calderí­n, M., Edo, C., Rojano, M., … Corredoira, L. (2015). Use of Twitter and Facebook by Iberoamerican media. Profesional De La información, 20(6), 611–620. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2011.nov.02

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 6 (2011): Fuentes de información 2.0

Section

Research articles

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