Like many fields of communication research, journalism scholarship draws on theories from
other disciplines and mostly applies social theories to make sense of journalistic practices …

Although the intersection of social media usage and journalism practice enjoys a prominent
place in many scholarly inquiries throughout the field of journalism studies, a …

Introduction Social media infuses modern relationships with vitality and brings a series of
information dissemination with subjective consciousness. Studies have indicated that official …

Social media is widely used by journalists for sourcing and verification. While social media
may either serve as supplementary to existing sources or replace traditional channels, it …

Social media has profoundly altered the way the public, the media, and the government set
their agendas. To examine the dynamics between public, government, and media agendas …

Building on theories of the journalistic field and its refraction effect, this article calls to
attention the unique circumstances Chinese journalists have faced when sourcing during …

The field of local news is often associated with news deserts, commonly defined as geo-
based communities without newspapers or other legacy media as providers of locally …

Based on interviews with 25 investigative journalists in Beijing, China, this study suggests
digital journalists may be increasingly challenged by a sense of “information overload” as …

“To follow and to be followed” has become the new normal in news communication in the
age of social media. News audience follow news via social media while they are being …

Meyrowitz's media context theory proposes that new media and their contexts will lead to
new behaviors. This article adopts media context theory as a framework and utilizes a …