Controlling the Conversation: The availability of commenting forums in online newspapers

Reader commenting forums of online newspaper sites allow newsreaders the opportunity to participate in an online conversation about the news topic at hand. By providing the forums, journalists diffuse part of their gatekeeping responsibilities to non-journalist commenters, empowering them as seconda...

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Published in:Journalism studies (London, England) England), 2016-02, Vol.17 (2), p.141-158
Main Author: Santana, Arthur D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agenda setting
commenting forums
controversial topics
gatekeeping
Reader response
Web sites
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