Professional role enactment amid information warfare: War correspondents tweeting on the Ukraine conflict

Осуществление профессиональных ролей в условиях информационной войны: военные корреспонденты, освещающие конфликт в Украине в Twitter
Markus Ojala, Mervi Pantti, Jarkko Kangas
2016-09-26

Twitter journalismUkraine conflictinformation warfareprofessional role enactmentwar correspondents
War correspondents work within a networked media environment characterised not only by an explosion of information but also a wide range of actors producing competing narratives and viewpoints. This study examines the ways in which war correspondents enact their professional roles when tweeting from within a conflict zone. The analysis sheds light on the conditions of modern information warfare in the context of reporting from within the Ukraine conflict. It also identifies the emerging social media practices of war correspondents and the different role categories that journalists are adopting on Twitter.
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Journalists adopt different professional role categories on Twitter when covering the conflict.
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The study examines how journalists tweet from conflict zones and how their practices reflect the conditions of modern information warfare.
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War correspondents use emerging social media practices while reporting on the Ukraine conflict.
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War correspondents’ professional roles are enacted within a networked media environment marked by information abundance and competing narratives.

War correspondents tweeting from within the Ukraine conflict

Professional role enactment, emerging Twitter practices, and adopted journalist role categories amid information warfare

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Markus Ojala
Mervi Pantti
Jarkko Kangas
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