Sampling. 224 college students in a large university in the Midwest; average age is 19.8 years old,. 70% females, 79% White Americans; survey conducted in ...
AEJMC 2014
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Break it to me gently: Twitter bypasses traditional news media platforms for breaking news, but where does it lead people next? Findings 52% learn about the news from Twitter first; heavy Twitter users more likely to do so; a consequence of incidental exposure? Findings Twitter leads 41% to get more info from newspaper sites, 20% from TV sites, 12% from online-only news sites. Boston Bombing 36.9% first heard it from Twitter (44% went to news,TV sites next); 23% first heard it from friends, family (38% went to Twitter next) Sampling 224 college students in a large university in the Midwest; average age is 19.8 years old, 70% females, 79% White Americans; survey conducted in May 2013; took 15 minutes online Theory #DisplacementHypothesis based on #TheoryofRelativeConstancy #NicheTheory @MaxwellMcCombs @JohnDimmick
Authors Edson C. Tandoc Jr. @iamedson #NTU Erika Johnson @ErikaKJohnson #Mizzou
