This article examines the changing patterns of Finnish social media use during the years
2008–2016. This is the first temporal look at changes in Finnish social media use with …

In the Web 2.0 era, consumers of media are no longer mere recipients of digital content, but
rather active commentators and cocreators online. However, the Internet rule predicts that …

The hype over social media and the rapid expansion of social networking and micro-
blogging in recent years can easily lead us to believe that all journalists are online, chatting …

The role of social media has been studied extensively within a series of national political
contexts. However, only few studies have focused on the uses of social media by local or …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper from the series “Monitoring the Media: Spotlight on
Social Media Research” is to look into different approaches to study uses of social media …

This article explores the uses of social media by journalists and their views about these tools
in four European countries. It examines how professional variables, namely media sector …

Sociological studies show that Internet access, skills, uses, and outcomes vary between
different population segments. However, we lack differentiated statistical evidence of the …

Today, billions of people around the world are turning to social media to socialize, conduct
business, keep up with the news, as well as discover, discuss, and share information. The …

Sociological studies on the Internet have often examined digital inequalities. These studies
show how Internet access, skills, uses and outcomes vary between different population …

We analyze how the size and composition of social media repertoires is associated with key
sociodemographic variables: age, gender, socioeconomic status, education, and …