Reportr.net :: The study, “Sourcing the Arab Spring: A Case Study of Andy Carvin’s Sources During the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolution” by academics in Canada and the U.S., points to the dramatic impact social media is having on journalism and the ways news is being reported. The rigorous analysis of more than 5,000 tweets found that Andy Carvin’s feed gave higher priority to the messages from citizens in repressive societies who were documenting and expressing their desires for social change on Twitter.
Study by @hermida says the way @acarvin used Twitter in Arab Spring "raises questions about journalistic objectivity" reportr.net/2012/04/21/stu…
— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) April 21, 2012
Findings - Continue to read Alred Hermida, www.reportr.net
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