Journalism in 140 characters: an analysis of three Twitter accounts of Brazil

Authors

  • Francisco Antônio Machado da Silva Univali
  • Rogério Christofoletti UFSC

Keywords:

Online Journalism. Microblogging Service. Twitter.

Abstract

This article examines some contributions of microblogging to Brazilian contemporary journalism. We analyzed three accounts of media outlets run by journalists on Twitter – @bandtransitosp, @revista_trip and @rodaviva –, chosen for their experimental and informative character. We examined the maintenance process of microblogs by journalistic agents, analyzing the content posted and interviewing the maintainers of the accounts. The results point to appropriations of Twitter by newsrooms beyond the mere dissemination of headilines and short coverings in real time.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Antônio Machado da Silva, Univali

Graduado em Jornalismo pela Univali (SC), onde desenvolveu a monografia “O papel do Twitter no jornalismo brasileiro", cujos resultados foram sintetizados neste artigo.

Rogério Christofoletti, UFSC

Gogério Christofoletti é doutor em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). É professor do curso de Comunicação Social-Jornalismo (graduação) e do Mestrado em Educação na Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (Univali), em Santa Catarina. É autor de dois livros (O discurso da transição e Monitores de Mídia: como o jornalismo catarinense percebe seus deslizes éticos) e co-organizador de Jornalismo em Perspectiva, com Maria José Baldessar. Suas pesquisas se dão no campo da Ética Jornalística e nas relações entre Educação e Comunicação.

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Published

2010-07-14

How to Cite

Silva, F. A. M. da, and R. Christofoletti. “Journalism in 140 Characters: An Analysis of Three Twitter Accounts of Brazil”. Intexto, no. 22, July 2010, pp. 65-80, https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/intexto/article/view/13377.

Issue

No. 22 (2010)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2010 Francisco Antônio Machado da Silva, Rogério Christofoletti

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