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Gawker lets us name ourselves again—the return of screen names

Gawker lets us name ourselves again—the return of screen names | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

“Gawker has implemented a new comment system that doesn’t ask you to link your Facebook, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Pinterest profiles before you comment.” How can they keep the conversation civil? Some ideas in this post from the Future Journalism Project.

 

(Published April 2012.)

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Think fast: Is that tweet true or false? How we use credibility cues to make decisions

Think fast: Is that tweet true or false? How we use credibility cues to make decisions | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

"[R]esearcher Meredith Ringel Morris surveyed avid Twitter users to identify 32 features of a tweet that help determine credibility. What features were associated with low credibility?"

 

(Published March 16, 2012.)

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How Mainstream Media Outlets Use Twitter - Pew Research Center

How Mainstream Media Outlets Use Twitter - Pew Research Center | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

"A new study of the practices of 13 major [U.S.] news organizations by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism ... reveals that these news organizations use Twitter in limited ways -- primarily as an added means to disseminate their own material. Both the sharing of outside content and engagement with followers are rare."

 

(Published November 2011.)

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