Abstract
Advances in information and communication technologies connect media organizations, media content, and audiences in new ways. This essay advocates the use of a relational approach to study journalism and media in the information age. This article begins with a review of the communication network typology, highlighting its applicability to journalism studies. A review of journalism studies that use social network analysis reveals a number of new opportunities for research. Finally, the essay illustrates the heuristic value of the communication network typology and multidimensional networks for the study of journalism and media.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 299-313 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Communication |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
Keywords
- Information age
- Journalism
- Media studies
- Multidimensional networks
- Network theory
- News
- Social network analysis